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Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius
The story of Percy Julian – grandson of Alabama slaves and first African-American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences – who made discoveries that led to the development of medicines for arthritis and glaucoma.

A Quantum Life by Hakeem Oluseyi; Joshua Horwitz
ISBN: 9781984819093
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
In this inspiring coming-of-age memoir, Hakeem Oluseyi, a world-renowned astrophysicist, emerges from an impoverished childhood and crime-filled adolescence to ascend through the
top ranks of research physics.
Alan Turing by Andrew Hodges; Douglas Hofstadter (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780691155647
Publication Date: 2012-05-27
A gripping story of mathematics, computers, cryptography, and homosexual persecution,
Andrew Hodges's acclaimed book captures both the inner and outer drama of Turing's life.
Benjamin Banneker by Charles A. Cerami
ISBN: 0471387525
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Benjamin Banneker was a completely self-taught mathematical genius who achieved professional status in astronomy, navigation, and engineering. His acknowledged expertise and superior surveying skills led to his role as coworker with the Founding Fathers in planning our nation’s capitol, Washington, DC.
Ramanujan's Place in the World of Mathematics by Krishnaswami Alladi
ISBN: 9811562407
Publication Date: 2021-09-18
Presenting a unique comparative study of Ramanujan's spectacular discoveries and remarkable life with the monumental contributions of various mathematical luminaries, some of whom, like Ramanujan, overcame great difficulties in life.
Ada Lovelace by Christopher Hollings; Ursula Martin; Adrian Rice
ISBN: 9781851244881
Publication Date: 2018-07-15
Ada, Countess of Lovelace, is sometimes called the world's first computer programmer and has
become an icon for women in technology, whose particular genius lay in her ability to make
imaginative leaps between parts of the mathematical universe that were seldom or never brought into juxtaposition.

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In collaboration with Roxanne Bogucka: STEM Liaison Librarian for Health Sciences and Adjunct Assistant Professor we present Diverse Voices in Stem.

When educators ask kids, "What does a scientist look like?" (California Academy of Sciences, n.d.) young students often draw pictures of white men in lab coats. Those perceptions are broadening (Langin, 2018), in no small part due to the lives and careers of STEM* researchers from the wider community. Read and/or watch these stories--some inspiring, some quite sad--of diverse scientists.

*Science Technology Engineering Math California Academy of Sciences. (n.d.). What does a scientist look like? (lesson plan).
Langin, Katie. (2018, March 20). "What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever before." Scienceshots.

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