Search Results: Returned 16 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 16
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c1989., Juvenile, Dillon Press Call No: B OPPENHEIMER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Follows the life and career of the physicist known as the "Father of the Atomic Bomb.".
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Ã2020., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF MON Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Explores the critical steps taken toward building a successful nuclear bomb and the female scientists who grappled with the destructive aftermath of their own creation, all while striving to be recognized for their work"--Provided by publisher.
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2020., Little, Brown and Co. Call No: MEMOIR NF MON Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Explores the critical steps taken toward building a successful nuclear bomb and the female scientists who grappled with the destructive aftermath of their own creation, all while striving to be recognized for their work"--Provided by publisher.
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2020., Little, Brown and Company Call No: 355.8 2511909252 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c1978., Parents' Magazine Press Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the American physicist responsible for many of the underlying principles of modern rocketry. Includes instructions for a model multistage rocket and an explanation of rocket flight.
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2003., Pre-adolescent, HarperCollins Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.
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c2003., Pre-adolescent, HarperCollins Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.
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2007., Juvenile, MyReportLinks.com Book Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Inventors who changed the worldSummary Note: Profiles the life and work of inventor J. Robert Oppenheimer, describing his education and career as a physicist and his role as director of the Manhattan Project, as well as his personal life. Includes activities and related Web sites.
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2019., Juvenile, DK Publishing Call No: Biography JOHNSON Edition: First American edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: DK life stories.Summary Note: Highlights the life, career, and legacy of Katherine Johnson. Includes interesting facts, a glossary, a list of important people in Johnson's life, a text-related quiz, a timeline, and archival photographs.
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-- You should meet Katherine Johnson.2017., Pre-adolescent, Simon Spotlight Call No: Biography JOHNSON Edition: Simon Spotlight edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Ready-to-read.Summary Note: Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.
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[2021]., Ballantine Books Call No: MEMOIR NF OLU Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This memoir of the renowned astrophysicist tells the story of how he overcame his personal demons, including an impoverished childhood and life of crime as well as an addiction to crack cocaine and entrenched racism.
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-- She persisted.2021., Primary, Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: She persistedSummary Note: A biography of Sally Ride, the first woman in space.
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-- When I grow up.2015., Primary, Scholastic Inc Call No: B RID Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: When I grow upSummary Note: "Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut to go to space. She worked on a space shuttle for two different missions. But Sally Ride did more than just travel to space. She also was a teacher, an author, and a scientist. Learn more about her amazing life in this new level 3 biography!,"--page [4] of cover.
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c2011., Crabtree Pub. Co. Call No: B RIDE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Crabtree groundbreaker biographiesSummary Note: A biography of Sally Ride, the youngest astronaut and first United States woman in space, describing her childhood, accomplishments, and reputation as a good role model for young girls.
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-- Albert Einsteinc2002., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B EIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tells the life story of history-making physicist Albert Einstein, describing his beginnings as a scientist, his experiences in Nazi Germany, his arrival in the U.S., and his major accomplishments, and includes a chronology.
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c2013., Juvenile, Grosset & Dunlap Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was?Summary Note: Looks at the life and career of the physicist and NASA astronaut who became the first American woman in space in 1983.
