Author : Laura Hamilton Waxman
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467757934
"An uplifting portrait of a leading NASA engineer describes her childhood ambition to pursue a life in science, her achievement as her university's first woman to receive a Ph.D. in her field and her pivotal role in building history-making spacecraft."--Publsiher's description.
Author : Laura Hamilton Waxman
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467762822
Have you ever built a cool science project? In middle school, Aprille Ericsson won second place in a science fair. She knew she wanted to keep creating amazing science projects. As an adult, she became an engineer and works at NASA building spacecraft. Ericsson was one of the few girls in her middle school who loved math and science. Years later, she became the first woman to receive a PhD in mechanical engineering from Howard University. At NASA, she's helped build spacecraft that can map the moon, monitor climate change, or even bring soil and rocks back from Mars. Learn how Ericsson's passion for science has helped her pave the way for future engineers.
Author : Zelda Salt
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 34,72 MB
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1538231212
There is so much we still are still learning about outer space, and aerospace engineers are leading the way, helping to build the technology we use to guide the men and women who travel into the cosmos. It's a job that includes the study and use of math, physics, chemistry, biology, and even agriculture. Some aerospace engineers even decide to test their own work and become astronauts themselves. Through this book, readers learn what it takes to become part of this amazing world of STEM careers through science-curriculum supporting content and real-life photographs of scientists at work.
Author : Kari Cornell
Publisher : Lerner Classroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,8 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467797219
"Read about the life stories and significant contributions of some of today's most accomplished figures in STEM fields. Narrative nonfiction text explores key details from each person's life, often including the pivotal moment that led them to their STEM career."--
Author : Bahiyyah M. Muhammad
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2019-06-14
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1978800568
Mothering from the Field offers both a mosaic of perspectives from real women scientists' experiences of conducting field research while raising children, and an analytical framework to understand how we can redefine methodological and theoretical contributions based on mothers' experiences in order to revolutionize how we conceptualize research.
Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1467757918
This title introduces readers to Elon Musk.
Author : Laura Hamilton Waxman
Publisher : Lerner Publications (Tm)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 34,44 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1467757942
Discusses Sanghvi's early life in India and education in the U.S., as well as how her work as the first female engineer at Facebook helped it become the largest social networking site in the world.
Author : Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher : LernerClassroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 15,30 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1512456322
Presents the life of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his invention of the Super Soaker water gun.
Author : Domenica Di Piazza
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 38,80 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541522664
Do you like to compete against other people? So did cybersecurity engineer Parisa Tabriz. She turned her toughness and her competitive spirit into a job as Google's top security expert. As a child, Tabriz loved to play games with her brothers—and she played to win. When she couldn't outmuscle them, she tried to outsmart them. In high school, she excelled at math and science. She also liked drawing and painting. She considered a career as an artist and even as a police officer. Years later, Tabriz became an information security engineer at Google. How did she go from battling her brothers to fighting cybercriminals at one of the world's most important tech companies? Read on to learn all about the life of Google's top security brain.
Author : Heather E. Schwartz
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 43,6 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1541522729
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 understand science and showing them how cool science can be. Nye went to college to become a mechanical engineer, and he got a job working for an aircraft company. But soon, he began focusing more and more on a career in comedy. Eventually, he got his own popular TV show, called Bill Nye the Science Guy. Through songs, skits, and jokes, Nye taught a generation of young people that science is fascinating and important. Learn more about Nye's career as a comedian, TV personality, and passionate science educator.
