STEM trailblazer bios
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Alternate reality game designer Jane McGonigal
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Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Have you ever stared into the night sky, full of stars and planets? As a kid, Neil deGrasse Tyson was star-struck when he first visited a planetarium. The universe was calling him. Tyson pursued his interest in astronomy and studied to be an astrophysicist. In 1996, he became the director of New York's Hayden Planetarium. He is passionate about teaching people about the universe. Known for making science fun and easy to understand, he has hosted...
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Google Glass and robotics innovator Sebastian Thrun
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Aerospace engineer Aprille Ericsson
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Computer engineer Ruchi Sanghvi
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Genetics expert Joanna L. Kelley
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GoPro inventor Nick Woodman
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Mars science lab engineer Diana Trujillo
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SpaceX and Tesla Motors engineer Elon Musk
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Theoretical physicist Brian Greene
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Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson
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Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto
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Nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu
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Programming pioneer Ada Lovelace
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Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking
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Urban biologist Danielle Lee
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Astronaut Mae Jemison
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Computer scientist Jean Bartik
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Space engineer and scientist Margaret Hamilton
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Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson
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