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Thomas Edison is one of history’s most important and recognizable inventors. In his lifetime he was awarded a mind-boggling 1,093 patents, and is credited with having invented the modern lightbulb. Author Amy Graham covers the life of the man, focusing on his greatest achievements.

In this book young readers will learn about Marie Curie, a groundbreaking scientist who became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. Read about her days in school, her marriage to another scientist, and how she discovered polonium and radium.

A magician plunges into the Mississippi River with wrists manacled together. A doctor comforts children before injecting them with an experimental vaccine he hopes will save the lives of millions. A law student, turned away from the Harvard library where women are not allowed, begins a career fighting for equal rights that leads to her appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. These defining moments, described in vivid detail, introduce young readers to Harry Houdini, Dr. Jonas Salk, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as ten other distinguished Jewish Americans. By focusing on one key scene from each of thirteen people’s lives, ac-claimed author Doreen Rappaport and noted artists Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu give young readers an exciting introduction to the great history of Jewish Americans.

The theory of evolution is one of the most important scientific ideas to come out of the nineteenth century. Charles Darwin was the quiet naturalist who sparked a storm with this new theory. His ideas opened up a whole new way of thinking for scientists.

American Biography: Ethan Allen and William Ellery (1902)

Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies.Story of the doctor who invented the MRI and today, manufactures the machines at his Fonar Corporation.

George W. Bush

While serving as a monk in an Austrian monastery, Gregor Mendel conducted experiments on plants in the garden, which lead to his discoveries about heredity. Often called the father of genetics, Mendel was the first person to discover the basic principles of heredity, which describe how different traits, such as height and hair color, are passed on from generation to generation.

Briefly describes the life and accomplishments of Orville and Wilbur Wright, aviation pioneers.

A professor of mathematics, Galileo made fundamental discoveries in the mechanics of motion, invented the microscope, and built a telescope that allowed him to see the moons of Jupiter. He became a convinced Copernican, which resulted in his persecution by the Catholic Church and an eventual sentence of house arrest.