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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of "stuff" by introducing eight scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Profiles 18 of history's most noteworthy scientists, from Zhang Heng and Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Barbara McClintock, sharing lesser-known facts about their favorite activities, relationships, and eccentricities.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. What were the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities? What led to their creative leaps?...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[©2003]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. Gribbin begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and continues through the centuries, creating an unbroken genealogy of not only the greatest but also the more obscure names of Western science, a dot-to-dot line linking amateur to genius, and accidental discovery...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Discover the lives, stories, and accomplishments of many great accomplishments of many great Muslims throughout history. Many of the inventions and discoveries that we use in our lives today were created centuries ago -- during the golden age of Muslim empires and beyond. Art, music, astronomy, physics, mathematics, medicine, and so many other files of knowledge were shared and created and discussed in Arabia, Persia, Iraq, and India a very, very...
Author
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"As a young child, Ayanna Howard liked figuring out how things worked. Her creativity and love for math led her to become a robotics engineer who continues to solve problems for Earth and space. Her story inspires young people to enjoy math and science." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Illustrated book with profiles of the men and women who have revolutionized science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics, with a focus on their accomplishments that were "firsts" in their fields."--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual.
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The second title in DK's new illustrated biography series, Scientists Who Changed History profiles trailblazing individuals from Greek mathematicians, such as Archimedes and Hipparchus, through physicists of the early 20th-century, such as Marie Curie and Albert Einstein, to modern greats such as Stephen Hawking and Tim Berners-Lee. Each featured individual has made a major contribution to one or more scientific fields, from astronomy, biology, and...
15) Galileo
Author
Publisher
Macmillan Pub. Co
Pub. Date
©1992.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Examines the life and discoveries of the noted mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, whose work changed the course of science."--Title page verso.
Galileo's inventions, including the microscope & a telescope, & his discoveries, like the law of the pendulum, have influenced modern science. His conclusions often put him in conflict with the political & religious leaders of his time. The text is very readable & the black-and-white paintings add...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"There are many fields of science such as engineering, medicine, and technology. From Katherine Johnson to Dr. Robert Bullard to Gerald Lawson, learn about the Black people who have made amazing achievements in science"--
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The award-winning author of Eye of the Storm chronicles the lesser-known rivalry between former Nazi-turned-U.S. Cold War scientist Wernher von Braun and Russian rocket designer Sergei Korolev, explaining how their controversial scientific achievements shaped human history.
The race to space-- and to the moon-- was masterminded in the shadows by two engineers on opposite sides of the Cold War: Wernher von Braun, a former Nazi officer living in the...
19) Albert Einstein
Author
Series
Giants of science (Viking) volume 5
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
©2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
This biography profiles the life and times of German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose contributions to the field earned him a Nobel Prize.
Author
Publisher
Dk Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
If you thought that it was a man's world, think again! 100 Women Who Made History is the exciting story of the women who changed the world, from Anne Frank to J.K. Rowling. Meet the most talented and famous women in history, from politics, science, business, and the arts, from exciting entrepreneurs to clever creative. Discover landmark moments in the lives of amazing historical women from Joan of Arc to Marie Curie, up to and including modern game-changers...
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