physicists

Presents the life story of Albert Einstein, whose legendary genius and creative imagination made him one of the world's most famous thinkers.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to the life and career of physicist Lise Meitner.

Simple text and color illustrations provide an introduction for young readers to the life and career of Stephen Hawking.

A picture book biography of Marie Currie, the two-time Nobel Prize winner and the first woman in France to earn the highest degree in physics, showing how she made her dream of being a scientist come true and how her life and legacy continue to inspire to this very day.

"Stephen Hawking was a world-famous theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who made groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the universe. He wrote the best-selling title 'A Brief History of Time,' which over the years has become a modern classic, and has helped non-scientists understand and explore big questions about the universe"--Provided by publisher.

"[A biography of Stephen Hawking who was] diagnosed with ALS at the age of twenty-one . . . [but] overcame that challenge to become an expert on the origin of the universe and black holes"--Back cover.

"Physicist Stephen Hawking was a scientist for the modern age. He is as renowned for his theories on time and space as he is for his unique life story. Undeterred by a debilitating illness, he trained his mind to work in a new way to become the leading light in modern science. This . . . researched biography tells Hawking's story, highlighting his scientific breakthroughs and how, despite his struggle with a degenerative condition, he became . . . [a] celebrated and inspiring scientist of his generation"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the life and career of physicist Albert Einstein.

"In Einstein in Time and Space, talented young science journalist Samuel Graydon captures the essence of Albert Einstein with an illuminating mosaic-99 intriguingly different particles that cumulatively reveal Einstein's contradictory and multitudinous nature. Glimpsed among these shards: a slacker who failed every subject but math, a job seeker who couldn't get hired, a lothario who courted many women, and a charmer who was the life of the party. As brilliant as he was inconsistent, Einstein was simultaneously an avid supporter of the NAACP and the fight for civil rights and someone capable of great prejudice. He was loved by many, known by few, and inspirational to a generation of young physicists. Graydon reveals every corner of Einstein's world: the false reporting that rocketed Einstein to fame nearly overnight, his effect on people he met merely in passing, even the remarkable posthumous journey of the famed physicist's brain. Entertaining, comforting, bolstering, and shocking, Einstein in Time and Space is the unique story of a man who redefined how we view our universe and our place within it.".

A biography of Katherine Johnson, whose math skills used in her work at NASA were critical to the first space flights.