"Vera Rubin was one of the astronomers who discovered and named dark matter, the thing that keeps the universe hanging together. Throughout her career she was never taken seriously as a scientist because she was one of the only female astronomers at that time, but she didn't let that stop her. She made groundbreaking and incredibly significant discoveries that scientists have only recently been able to really appreciate-and she changed the way that...

Brief biographies of five African American scientists of this century.

Surveys the life of Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his work as an inventor and statesman.

Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions.

"A biography of Temple Grandin, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"-- "When cows, horses, and other animals were in distress, Temple Grandin seemed to understand them in a way that others didn't. She was born with autism, and that allowed her to think in a way that was different from, but not less than, anyone else; as she got older, she explained how her autism influenced her work and life, helping people without autism to better understand...

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the statesman, scientist, inventor, and Founding Father of the United States.

A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

A biography of the founding father, from his boyhood in Boston through his apprenticeship in the publishing business to his accomplishments as a printer, scientist, inventor, and statesman.

A look at the life of the amazing inventor and scientist.

Introduces the life of inventor, statesman, and founding father Benjamin Franklin, whose love of books led him to establish the first public library in the American colonies.