Science & Technology
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Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter
From the Series On My Own Biography
In the early 1800s, very few girls were allowed to learn about science. Yet Mary Anning spent her life hunting for fossils on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. When she was still a girl,… Read More →
Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Have you ever taken something apart to see how it works? As a child, Grace Hopper took apart five alarm clocks in a row, trying to figure out how all the pieces fit together. As an adult, she Read More →
Minecraft Creator Markus "Notch" Persson
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Do you play computer games? If you do, you've probably played Minecraft. When Minecraft creator Markus Persson was young, he wasn't very interested in the games themselves. He was more… Read More →
NASA Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Have you ever looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky? Nancy Grace Roman looked up and never looked back. Roman was fascinated with the stars ever since her mother showed her the… Read More →
NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
What do you want to be when you grow up? When Katherine Johnson was young, women weren't expected to go into the math and science fields. Johnson loved math, but she never thought she could… Read More →
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Star Astrophysicist
From the Series Gateway Biographies
In addition to speaking about challenging scientific topics for a variety of news sources, Neil deGrasse Tyson is director of a New York planetarium, hosts a science podcast, and has a… Read More →
Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines
The first-ever picture book biography about Dr. Katalin Karikó, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Growing up in a small Hungarian town, Kati Karikó was curious about… Read More →
Nicole Aunapu Mann: First Native American Woman in Space
From the Series Gateway Biographies
On October 5, 2022, Nicole Aunapu Mann rode the SpaceX Dragon Endurance space shuttle and became the first Native American woman to reach space. For 157 days, Mann lived and worked on the… Read More →
Nintendo Video Game Designer Shigeru Miyamoto
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Do you play video games? If you do, you've probably played a game designed by Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto pioneered a new kind of game based on story and characters, rather than competition… Read More →
Nuclear Physicist Chien-Shiung Wu
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works? Growing up in China, Chien-Shiung Wu enjoyed learning about science. As an adult, she earned her PhD in physics and… Read More →
Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein
From the Series Trailblazer Biographies
What do you think of when you hear the name Albert Einstein? Perhaps you picture an old man with rumpled clothing, a halo of wild white hair, and an impish grin. You might know that he… Read More →
Picture Book Favorites — Audisee®—On Level Set
Finding meaningful connections between picture books and struggling readers is the key to unlocking a new world full of an ever-increasing vocabulary and a deeper understanding of the content Read More →
Pioneer Plowmaker: A Story about John Deere
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
In the 1800s, the moist soil of the Midwest would stick to plow blades, stopping the farmers as they plowed. Young blacksmith John Deere knew about the problem, so he designed and built a… Read More →
Programming Pioneer Ada Lovelace
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Do you enjoy playing computer games or learning programming code? As a child, Ada Lovelace loved learning about math and science. As an adult, she used that knowledge to create the first… Read More →
Reinventing Invention: A Crayola ® Guide to Innovation
Inventions change people's lives. But the stories told about how they were invented are often wrong. That story you heard of an overnight success took years of hard work and countless failed… Read More →
Reshma Saujani: Girls Who Code Founder
From the Series Gateway Biographies
Reshma Saujani is an attorney and the first Indian American woman to run for US Congress. She later founded Girls Who Code to help close the gender gap in technology. This inspiring biography Read More →
Rooftop Astronomer: A Story about Maria Mitchell
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
It was a clear autumn night in 1847. Maria Mitchell stood on the roof of her parents' house on the island of Nantucket, focusing her telescope on a faraway star. Suddenly she realized that… Read More →
Science and Me: Inspired by the Discoveries of Nobel Prize Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine
Discover some of the inspirational men and women who have received Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine from 1901 to the present day, among them Marie Curie, Hermann Joseph Muller, Read More →
Science Educator and Advocate Bill Nye
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Do you think science is fun and exciting? Bill Nye does. In fact, he wanted to become an astronaut, but NASA rejected his applications. Instead, Nye has spent his career helping other people… Read More →
Sergey Brin: Groundbreaking Google Founder
From the Series Gateway Biographies
You might not know the name Sergey Brin. But you definitely know the name of his most famous creation: Google. The search engine is so popular that when people say they’re going to look up… Read More →
Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
Some people are scared of sharks. Not Cristina Zenato. As a little girl, Cristina dreamed of making friends with the sharks deep in the ocean. When she grew up, she made those dreams come… Read More →
Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan Matzeliger
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the… Read More →
Space Engineer and Scientist Margaret Hamilton
From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios
Have you ever watched video of astronauts walking on the moon? Margaret Hamilton programmed software that helped get them there. As a girl, Hamilton loved math and science. She grew up during Read More →
Space Torah: Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman's Cosmic Mitzvah
As a child, Jeff's head was often in the clouds. As an astronaut, he journeyed far beyond them. On his final mission, Jeff brought a miniature Torah into orbit for an out-of-this-world… Read More →