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Kid scientists : true tales of childhood from science superstars
Publication Information
Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2018]
Physical Description
207 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Series
Summary
"Forget the moon landing, the Nobel prizes, and the famous inventions. When the world's most brilliant scientists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Albert Einstein daydreamed instead of paying attention in class. Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails in her house. And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope. Kid Scientists tells these stories and more with full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page"--Back cover.
Contents
- Part one. Katherine Johnson: you can count on me
- Vera Rubin: galaxy girl
- Sally Ride: team player
- Neil deGrasse Tyson: look up!
- Part two. George Washington Carver: the plant whisperer
- Rachel Carson: a sense of wonder
- Jane Goodall: bringing the outdoors in
- Temple Grandin: through an animal's eyes
- Part three. Isaac Newton: underachiever no more
- Marie Curie: a secret education
- Albert Einstein: bad Albert
- Rosalind Franklin: an inquiring mind
- Part four. Benjamin Franklin: father of invention
- Ada Lovelace: poetical science
- Nikola Tesla: like mother, like son
- Stephen Hawking: the boy builder.