physicists

A biography of Galileo, the Italian scientist and astronomer who invented the telescope and supported the Copernican theory that the sun is in the center of the solar system.

Traces the life and work of the physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.

A simple biography of the well-known English mathematitian and scientific thinker who helped to change our thinking about the universe.

Text and photographs examine the life and career of Albert Einstein.

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust.

"Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He turned long-held notions about the universe topsy turvy with his support of a sun-centric solar system."--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the life and career of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to travel in space.

Jane Hawking describes her life with the famous scientist Stephen Hawking, as his first wife, discussing their meeting, her efforts to balance Stephen's growing medical needs with those of their family, and the high-profile resolution of their marriage.

In this phenomenal bestseller, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts his adventures trading ideas on atomic physics with Einstein and Bohr and ideas on gambling with Nick the Greek, painting a naked female toreador, accompanying a ballet on his bongo drums -- and much else of an eyebrow-raising and hilarious nature.

Looks at the life and career of Sally Ride, who in 1983 became the first American woman to travel in space.