Examines the life of mathematician Katherine Johnson, from her early education and career before working for NASA to her integral role in the space program.

Follows the life of the famous physicist, from his early ideas to his groundbreaking theories.

A look at the life and times of German-born physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.

"The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of physicist Jerry C. Elliott High Eagle, one of the first Native Americans to work at NASA, in a simple, age-appropriate way that helps children develop word recognition and reading skills. The series celebrates diversity, covering women and men from a range of backgrounds and professions including immigrants and individuals with disabilities. Includes...

"A biography of astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who helped build a radio telescope that helped her discover pulsars, a new type of star. Some scientists consider it the greatest astronomical discovery of the twentieth century. Despite this achievement, she was overlooked in favor of two male colleagues when the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded. Bell is still working and teaching today, with recognition"--

An introduction to the work and early life of the twentieth-century physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.