Ottaviani, Jim

In graphic novel format, looks at the life of eccentric genius, Olympic-class runner, groundbreaking theoretician, and mathematician Alan Turning.

"A world-changing equation and a wild head of hair are all most of us know about one of history's greatest minds, despite his being a household name in his lifetime and an icon in ours. But while the broad outlines of what Einstein did are well known, who he was remained hidden from view to most--even his closest friends. This is the story of a scientist who made many mistakes, and even when he wanted to be proven wrong, was often right in the end. It's a story of a humanist who struggled to connect with people. And it's a story of a reluctant revolutionary who paid a high price for living with a single dream"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a graphic novel history of women in space, exploring the struggles that both American and Russian women, including Mary Cleave, Valentina Tereshkova, and Sally Ride, faced in their quest to become astronauts.

"Edward O. Wilson, one of the world's preeminent biologists, launches his career not in a classroom but roaming outside, exploring beaches, woods, and swamps with an insatiable drive to understand the natural world. Wilson's critically acclaimed memoir Naturalist is an inspiring account of his growth as a scientist and the evolution of the fields he helped define. This new [graphic adaptation] brings Wilson's childhood and celebrated career to life through full-color illustrations and Wilson's own lyrical writing."--Back cover.

"America may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. Meanwhile, in the United States, NASA's first female astronauts were racing toward milestones of their own. These trail-blazing women were admitted into Group 9, NASA's first mixed-gender class. They had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman's place is in space. But once they'd been admitted into the training program, they discovered that NASA had plenty to learn about how to make space travel possible for all humans. [This book] capture[s] the great humor and incredible drive of Mary Cleve, Valentina Tereshkova, and the first women in space"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a graphic novel history of women in space, exploring the struggles that both American and Russian women, including Mary Cleave, Valentina Tereshkova, and Sally Ride, faced in their quest to become astronauts.

Graphic novel presentation of the people who made it happen, both in the rockets and behind the scenes.

"From his early days at Oxford, Stephen Hawking's brilliance and good humor were obvious to everyone he met. At twenty-one he was diagnosed with ALS, a disease that limited his ability to move and speak, though it did nothing to limit his mind. He went on to do groundbreaking work in cosmology and theoretical physics for decades after being told he had only a few years to live. Through his 1988 bestseller, A Brief History of Time, and his appearances on shows like Star Trek and The Big Bang Theory, Hawking became a household name and a pop-culture icon"--Provided by the publisher.

A nonfiction graphic novel about psychologist Harry Harlow's famous experiments that demonstrated how rhesus monkeys preferred the soft, cloth-stuffed animal mother over wire surrogates; and how scientists wouldn't admit the word love into their clinical language.

A graphic novel depiction of a fictional story about the space race, in which two global superpowers along with a number of pilots, engineers, and scientists work to send the first man to the moon.