Presents information about the African American woman who overcame many barriers to become a NASA mathematician and broke barriers to help send astronauts to the moon.

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 with other players. As a child, Miyamoto was fascinated by animated movies. He drew his own cartoons and designed children's toys. In college, Miyamoto studied art and design. He was hired as an artist at Nintendo, a toy company that was just starting to make video...

Have you ever used your imagination to solve a problem? When Albert Einstein was young, he was fascinated by the way magnetism made a compass work. As an adult, he used thought experiments to solve some of the universe's greatest mysteries. Einstein loved to think about math and science. He worked for a while at a patent office, but his mind wasn't focused on inventions. Instead, he thought about the universe. In 1905, Einstein's Special Theory of...

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.

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.

Describes Musk's work with a range of advanced technology companies, including PayPal, the space exploration company SpaceX, and the electric car company Tesla Motors, and discusses his plans for the future.

Caterina Fake created Flickr and other websites that bring people together to share reviews, photos, thoughts, and more. Find out how she went from a gifted student to helping people connect online!

"Growing up, Joanna L. Kelley was quizzed at the dinner table. As an adult, she's answering even tougher questions. Her research helps scientists treat tumors and understand evolution. Learn how Joanna became a genetics superstar."--

"Jane Goodall spent her childhood drawing animals and dreaming of visiting Africa to observe these animals up close. Learn what discoveries she made after her dream came true, along with the impact of her research"--Provided by publisher.

"Markus Persson designed his first computer game when he was just eight years old. Learn how Persson's love of computers and design helped him the popular video game Minecraft."--