STEM trailblazer bios

Provides a biography of urban biologist Danielle Lee. Discusses her childhood, education, achievements, and work encouraging the next generation of scientists. Includes color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.

Discusses how Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim came together to create one of the most popular websites in the twenty-first century, YouTube.

Chronicles the lives and work of Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering, who developed a vaccine for whooping cough. Discusses the dangers of whooping cough, the scientists' education and work, and how the vaccine was developed. Includes photos, a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.

Presents a brief biography of physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, discussing how as a young man Hawking was fascinated with the stars, was diagnosed with ALS in university, and now, fifty years later, is still theorizing about the universe.

Provides a biography about theoretical physicist Brian Greene. Discusses his childhood, education, and achievements with string theory in the field of physics. Includes color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.

Presents a brief biography of Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of many Nintendo video games and characters, including "Super Mario," "The Legend of Zelda," and "Star Fox.".

Provides a biography of NASA engineer Diana Trujillo. Discusses her childhood, education, and work with the Mars rover, "Curiosity." Includes color photographs, quotes, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.

Presents a biography of Google Glass inventor Sebastian Thrun exploring his childhood, career choices, and his work for Google.

Presents a brief biography of Mark Zuckerberg, creator and founder of Facebook.

Presents photos and information about twentieth-century computer scientist Jean Bartik. Discusses Bartik's childhood and education, opportunities for women during World War II, and Bartik's career and legacy. Includes a timeline, glossary, index, and resources for further information.