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Famous in STEM: seven short, true biography books about the scientists, inventors, doctors and engineers who shaped STEM, for readers 13 and up.

Short description

Famous in STEM is a series of seven nonfiction books by Javier Sanz. Each one tells the true stories of 20 to 27 people from one field of science, technology, engineering or math, in short chapters that open with a real moment from the person’s life and explain one big idea in plain language. For readers 13 and up.

Long description

Famous in STEM is a series of seven nonfiction books by Javier Sanz. Each one tells the true stories of 20 to 27 people from one field of science, technology, engineering or math, in short chapters that open with a real moment from the person’s life and explain one big idea in plain language. For readers 13 and up. The seven volumes cover physics, mathematics, computing, chemistry, biology, medicine and engineering: 161 people in 158 chapters, from Archimedes and Ibn Sina to Katherine Johnson, Tu Youyou and Tim Berners-Lee, including 26 women. Each chapter starts with a fact box (when the person lived and their big idea), and most include a hands-on “Try this,” “Look around you” or “Think about it” box. The 2026 editions were rewritten and fact-checked chapter by chapter, with 120 new illustrations. Every volume stands on its own.

Story angles

• For the teen who has outgrown picture-book biographies. Short, true chapters written for readers 13 and up, with the science explained, not skipped.
• 26 women who shaped STEM. From Mary Anning and Ada Lovelace to Katherine Johnson, Rosalind Franklin, Tu Youyou and Wangari Maathai.
• A gift matched to an interest. One book each for space and physics, puzzles, coding, experiments, animals, medicine and building.
• Free classroom printables. A biography-project worksheet with all 161 people to choose from, and a women-in-STEM timeline poster.