Computer Engineer Ruchi Sanghvi
Computer Engineer Ruchi Sanghvi

Author: Laura Hamilton Waxman

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1467762830

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Have you ever scrolled through a news feed on Facebook? Ruchi Sanghvi helped design this and other Facebook features. She joined Facebook—then a small Silicon Valley startup company—after moving from India to the United States to study computer engineering. With her help, Facebook quickly became one of the largest social networking sites in the world. Sanghvi was the first female engineer at Facebook, and it wasn't easy blazing a trail for women in her field. But nothing stopped her from following her dreams. Her contributions at Facebook helped connect people from around the globe. Even women from Sanghvi's home country of India used Facebook to speak out for equal rights. Discover how this young female immigrant became a top-notch engineer who changed the tech world forever.

Computer Engineer Ruchi Sanghvi
Computer Engineer Ruchi Sanghvi

Author: Laura Hamilton Waxman

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1467761192

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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.

Computer Scientist Jean Bartik
Computer Scientist Jean Bartik

Author: Jennifer Reed

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2016-10-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512410926

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Do you love solving problems with mathematics? So did groundbreaking computer programmer Jean Bartik. She turned her passion for math into a successful career in what was then a brand-new field. During World War II, women took on more technology jobs as men joined the armed forces. Bartik started her career doing mathematical calculations for top-secret weapons systems projects. After the war, a new machine took over these calculations. It was the first all-electronic computer, and Bartik helped build and program it. But how did Bartik's interest in mathematics take her to the forefront of cutting-edge technology? Find out how she went from gifted student to software pioneer.

Space Engineer and Scientist Margaret Hamilton
Space Engineer and Scientist Margaret Hamilton

Author: Domenica Di Piazza

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 151247410X

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Have you ever watched video of astronauts walking on the moon? Margaret Hamilton programmed software that helped get them there. As a girl, Hamilton loved math and science. She grew up during a time when very few women studied computer science, but Hamilton knew she wanted to write code. As an adult, she worked on NASA's Apollo program, creating computer programs to guide spacecraft to and from the moon. This included the 1969 Apollo 11 mission—the first spaceflight that landed humans on the moon. In 2016, Hamilton was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work. Learn how Hamilton's passion for math and computers played a key role in space exploration.

Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper
Mathematician and Computer Scientist Grace Hopper

Author: Andrea Pelleschi

Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512407852

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"Have you ever wondered where the term debugging comes from? Learn about Grace Hopper, a computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, known for her contributions to the early development of computer programming."--Provided by publisher.

Inventor, Engineer, and Physicist Nikola Tesla
Inventor, Engineer, and Physicist Nikola Tesla

Author: Katie Marsico

Publisher: Lerner Classroom

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512456306

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As a child, Nikola Tesla saw a picture of a waterfall and imagined an invention that would harness the water's energy. Decades later, he invented the water wheel. Learn about the innovative inventor who changed the world of electricity.

Famous Immigrant Computer Scientists
Famous Immigrant Computer Scientists

Author: Donna M. Bozzone, Ph.D.

Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0766093034

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Computers and technology play central roles in our lives for work, entertainment, communication, and information management. It is difficult to imagine a time without these tools and even harder to envision living without them now. How were these wonderful toys of technology created? Who is developing future innovations? Think of some of the most famous and familiar services and platforms: Google, eBay, Yahoo, Facebook. Did you know that immigrants such as Sundar Pichai, Jerry Yang, and Jan Kuom, are the creative engines behind these tech juggernauts? This book tells the story of seven of the amazing Americans changing our world.

Science Educator and Advocate Bill Nye
Science Educator and Advocate Bill Nye

Author: Heather E. Schwartz

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1541522729

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Do you think science is fun and exciting? Bill Nye does. In fact, he wanted to become an astronaut, but NASA rejected his applications. Instead, Nye has spent his career helping other people understand science and showing them how cool science can be. Nye went to college to become a mechanical engineer, and he got a job working for an aircraft company. But soon, he began focusing more and more on a career in comedy. Eventually, he got his own popular TV show, called Bill Nye the Science Guy. Through songs, skits, and jokes, Nye taught a generation of young people that science is fascinating and important. Learn more about Nye's career as a comedian, TV personality, and passionate science educator.

Super Soaker Inventor Lonnie Johnson
Super Soaker Inventor Lonnie Johnson

Author: Heather E. Schwartz

Publisher: LernerClassroom

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512456322

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Presents the life of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his invention of the Super Soaker water gun.