Fred Bortz

34 books • 10 series

After a 25-year career as a physicist, Fred Bortz turned to full-time writing in 1996 after his third book for young readers, Catastrophe! Great Engineering Failure--and Success (Scientific American Books for Young Readers, 1995), was designated a Selector's Choice on the National Science Teacher's Association's list of Outstanding Trade Books for Children. His books for Lerner imprints include: Techno-Matter: The Materials Behind the Marvels (Twenty-First Century Books, 2001, winner of the 2002 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for works intended for young readers and selected for several best books lists); Collision Course! Cosmic Impacts and Life on Earth (Millbrook Press, 2001, a School Library Journal Top Ten Science and Technology book); Astrobiology (Cool Science series, 2008); Seven Wonders of Exploration Technology (Twenty-First Century Books, 2010); and Seven Wonders of Space Technology (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011).

Jul 30, 2015
Cover of Understanding Electrons

Understanding Electrons (Exploring the Subatomic World)

Jul 30, 2015
Cover of Understanding Neutrinos

Understanding Neutrinos (Exploring the Subatomic World)

Jul 30, 2015
Cover of Understanding Neutrons

Understanding Neutrons (Exploring the Subatomic World)

Jul 30, 2015
Cover of Understanding Protons

Understanding Protons (Exploring the Subatomic World)

Jul 30, 2015
Cover of Understanding Quarks

Understanding Quarks (Exploring the Subatomic World)

Jul 30, 2015
Cover of Understanding Higgs Bosons

Understanding Higgs Bosons (Exploring the Subatomic World)

Jul 30, 2015
Cover of Understanding the Large Hadron Collider

Understanding the Large Hadron Collider (Exploring the Subatomic World)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory (Revolutionary Discoveries of Scientific Pioneers)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of Laws of Motion and Isaac Newton

Laws of Motion and Isaac Newton (Revolutionary Discoveries of Scientific Pioneers)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of The Periodic Table of Elements and Dmitry Mendeleyev

The Periodic Table of Elements and Dmitry Mendeleyev (Revolutionary Discoveries of Scientific Pioneers)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of Johannes Kepler and the Three Laws of Planetary Motion

Johannes Kepler and the Three Laws of Planetary Motion (Revolutionary Discoveries of Scientific Pioneers)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of The Sun-Centered Universe and Nicolaus Copernicus

The Sun-Centered Universe and Nicolaus Copernicus (Revolutionary Discoveries of Scientific Pioneers)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of The Laws of Genetics and Gregor Mendel

The Laws of Genetics and Gregor Mendel (Revolutionary Discoveries of Scientific Pioneers)

Jan 1, 2013
Cover of Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection (Revolutionary Discoveries of Scientific Pioneers)

Jan 1, 2012
Cover of Meltdown!

Meltdown!

Aug 1, 2010
Cover of Seven Wonders of Space Technology

Seven Wonders of Space Technology (Seven Wonders)

Jan 1, 2010
Cover of Seven Wonders of Exploration Technology

Seven Wonders of Exploration Technology (Seven Wonders)

Sep 1, 2007
Cover of Astrobiology

Astrobiology (Cool Science (Paperback)) (Cool Science (Hardcover))

Dec 31, 2005
Cover of Beyond Jupiter

Beyond Jupiter (Women's Adventures in Science (Children's Press))

Jan 1, 2004
Cover of The Neutrino

The Neutrino

Jan 1, 2004
Cover of The Neutron

The Neutron

Jan 1, 2004
Cover of The Quark

The Quark

Jan 1, 2004
Cover of The Proton

The Proton

Jan 1, 2004
Cover of The Electron

The Electron