Larson, Kirsten W.

Summary: "Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne was the first person to discover what burns at the heart of stars. But she didn't start out as the groundbreaking scientist she would eventually become. She started out as a girl full of curiosity, hoping one day to unlock the mysteries of the universe. With lyrical, evocative text by Kirsten W. Larson and extraordinary illustrations by...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PAY

Seager, Sara

Summary: "In this luminous memoir, an MIT astrophysicist must reinvent herself in the wake of tragedy and discovers the power of connection on this planet, even as she searches our galaxy for another Earth. Sara Seager has always been in love with the stars: so many lights in the sky, so much possibility. Now a pioneering planetary scientist, she searches for exoplanets--especially that distant, elusive...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SEAGER, SARA SEA

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B SEAGER SEA

Krull, Kathleen

Summary: "A picture-book biography on science superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, the groundbreaking American astrophysicist whose work has inspired a generation of young scientists and astronomers to reach for the stars!"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2018

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 TYS

Krull, Kathleen

Summary: "The life story of America's favorite astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will inspire you to reach for the stars!" -- adapted from book cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KRU

Nance, Sarafina

Summary: "In a beautifully written, science-packed debut memoir, Egyptian-American astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance shares her personal story of resilience and liberation by grounding herself in her lifelong love of the stars. As a child, Sarafina El-Badry Nance spent nearly every evening with her father gazing up at the flickering stars and pondering what secrets the night sky held. She dreamt of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton, Penguin Random House 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 NANCE, SARAFINA EL-BADRY NAN

Oluseyi, Hakeem M. (Hakeem Muata)

Summary: "Born into extreme poverty and emotional deprivation, James Edward Plummer was blessed with a genius I.Q. and a love of science. But in his community, a young bookworm quickly becomes a target for violence and abuse. As he struggles to survive his childhood in some of the toughest cities in the country, and his teenage years in the equally poor backwoods of Mississippi, James adopts the hybrid...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023

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Summary: Errol Morris (The Fog of War) turns his camera on one of the most fascinating men in the world: the pioneering astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, afflicted by a debilitating motor neuron disease that has left him without a voice or the use of his limbs. An adroitly crafted tale of personal adversity, professional triumph, and cosmological inquiry, Morris's documentary examines the way the collapse...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BRI