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(0)Jim Ottaviani
Author
Language
English
Description
Award winning authors Jim Ottaviani and Leland Purvis present a historically accurate graphic novel biography of English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing in The Imitation Game.
English mathematician and scientist Alan Turing (1912–1954) is credited with many of the foundational principles of contemporary computer science. The Imitation Game presents a historically accurate graphic novel biography of Turing's life, including his groundbreaking...
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
GN 590L
Physical Desc
157 pages, 12 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The U.S. may have put the first man on the moon, but it was the Soviet space program that made Valentina Tereshkova the first woman in space. It took years to catch up, but soon NASA's first female astronauts were racing past milestones of their own. The trail-blazing women of Group 9, NASA's first mixed gender class, had the challenging task of convincing the powers that be that a woman's place is in space, but they discovered that NASA had plenty...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
165 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The Wild West provided the setting for some famous battles, but the gunfight at O.K. Corral doesn't hold a candle to the Bone Wars. Following the Civil War, the re-United States turned its attention to the unexplored territories between the Mississippi and the Pacific. The railroads led the way, and to build them we blasted through mountains and leveled valleys and exposed rock that hadn't seen the light of day for millions of years. This is the story...
4) Hawking
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Physical Desc
298 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"From his early days at the St Albans School and Oxford, Stephen Hawking's brilliance and good humor were obvious to everyone he met. A lively and popular young man, it's no surprise that he would later rise to celebrity status."--Provided by publisher.
From his early days at the St Albans School and Oxford, Stephen Hawkings brilliance and good humor were obvious to everyone he met. A lively and popular young man, its no surprise that he would later...