Bibliography

There are many great books about great scientists, including autobiographies (books written by the person about himself or herself) and biographies (books about noteworthy people written by someone else). This is a list of main sources used by the author in researching and writing this book.

PART ONE

Reaching for the Stars

Katherine Johnson

Feldman, Thea. You Should Meet: Katherine Johnson. Simon Spotlight, 2017.

Shetterly, Margot Lee. Hidden Figures. William Morrow, 2016.

Vera Rubin

Bartusiak, Marcia. Through a Universe Darkly. HarperCollins, 1993.

Sally Ride

Mattern, Joanne. Sally Ride: Astronaut. Infobase, 2006.

Sherr, Lynn. Sally Ride: America’s First Woman in Space. Simon & Schuster, 2014.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Tyson, Neil deGrasse. The Sky Is Not the Limit. Prometheus Books, 2004.

Ventura, Marne. Neil deGrasse Tyson: Astrophysicist and Space Advocate. Lerner Publications, 2014.

PART TWO

Green Thumbs and Animal Lovers

George Washington Carver

Abrams, Dennis. George Washington Carver: Scientist and Educator. Infobase Publishing, 2008.

Moore, Eva. The Story of George Washington Carver. Scholastic, 1971.

Rachel Carson

Lear, Linda. Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature. Henry Holt, 1997.

Souder, William. On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson. Crown, 2012.

Jane Goodall

Goodall, Jane. Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey. Warner Books, 1999.

Greene, Meg. Jane Goodall: A Biography. Prometheus Books, 2008.

Peterson, Dale. Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man. Mariner Books, 2006.

Temple Grandin

Cutler, Eustacia. A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story. Future Horizons, 2004.

Wood, Annette. Temple Grandin: Voice for the Voiceless. Skyhorse, 2016.

PART THREE

The Invisible Forces

Isaac Newton

Ackroyd, Peter. Newton. Doubleday, 2006.

Iliffe, Rob. Newton: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2007.

Marie Curie

Curie, Eve. Madame Curie: A Biography. Da Capo Press, 2001.

Krull, Kathleen. Marie Curie. Puffin, 2007.

Reid, Robert. Marie Curie. New American Library, 1974.

Albert Einstein

McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino. Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein. Lerner Books, 1995.

Severance, John B. Einstein: Visionary Scientist. Clarion Books, 1999.

Rosalind Franklin

Glynn, Jenifer. My Sister Rosalind Franklin. Oxford University Press, 2012.

Maddox, Brenda. Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA. HarperCollins, 2002.

PART FOUR

Do It Yourself

Benjamin Franklin

Higgins, Maria Mihalik. Benjamin Franklin: Revolutionary Inventor. Sterling, 2007.

Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. Simon and Schuster, 2003.

Ada Lovelace

Essinger, James. Ada’s Algorithm: How Lord Byron’s Daughter Ada Lovelace Launched the Digital Age. Melville House, 2014.

Lethbridge, Lucy. Ada Lovelace: The Computer Wizard of Victorian England. Short Books, 2001.

Maggs, Sam. Wonder Women. Quirk Books, 2016.

Nikola Tesla

Tesla, Nikola. My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla. Merchant Books, 2013.

Stephen Hawking

Hawking, Stephen. My Brief History. Bantam Books, 2013.

White, Michael and Dr. John Gribbin. Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science. Pegasus Books, 2016.

General Interest

Ignotofsky, Rachel. Women in Science. Ten Speed Press, 2016.

Swaby, Rachel. Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science—and the World. Broadway Books, 2015.