Gift guide
Seven books, seven interests. Find the reader below, and you have found the book. Each one is a complete, stand-alone gift; together they make a shelf.
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The Greatest Physicists Famous in STEM, Vol. 1
From gravity and light to atoms and black holes, each chapter explains one law of nature through the person who found it.
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Mathematical Masterminds Famous in STEM, Vol. 2
Code-breaking, infinity and prime numbers become stories, and many chapters end with a puzzle to try with a pencil.
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Tech Titans of Silicon Valley Famous in STEM, Vol. 3
The ideas under every phone and website (chips, compilers, the internet, search) told through the people who invented them.
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Explosive Chemists Famous in STEM, Vol. 4
Dynamite, the periodic table, DNA, plastics and Kevlar, with kitchen experiments like a red-cabbage color changer.
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Brilliant Biologists Famous in STEM, Vol. 5
Evolution, genes, chimpanzees, ants and the double helix, from Darwin and Mendel to Jane Goodall and David Attenborough.
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Medical Pioneers Famous in STEM, Vol. 6
How vaccines, antibiotics, surgery and hand-washing began, often against fierce opposition, with activities like taking your own pulse.
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Extraordinary Engineers Famous in STEM, Vol. 7
Steam engines, towers, tunnels, skyscrapers and orbits, with hands-on ideas using a drink can, a balloon and paper.
For the reader who loves all of it
Seven books, from physics to engineering, that look great together on a shelf. All seven are on one page on Amazon.
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The one that matches what the reader already loves. Physics suits the “how does the universe work?” reader, Mathematical Masterminds the puzzle-lover, Tech Titans the coder, Explosive Chemists the experimenter, Brilliant Biologists the animal and nature lover, Medical Pioneers the future doctor and Extraordinary Engineers the builder.
Readers 13 and up, including adults. Strong younger readers who love science can enjoy them too: chapters are short and every idea is explained from scratch.
The books stand alone, so one is a complete gift. A set works well for a curious reader who likes several subjects, or for a classroom or homeschool shelf. All seven are listed on the series page on Amazon.
Paperback makes the better wrapped gift and is easy to lend; the drawings print crisply. Kindle editions are cheaper and arrive instantly, which helps for last-minute gifts.
Seven books, one for each corner of STEM. Every volume stands on its own, so there is no wrong place to begin.
Famous in STEM