by Margot Lee Shetterly (2016)
The phenomenal true story of the African American female mathematicians whose pioneering orbital calculations for NASA powered John Glenn's spaceflight and the Apollo moon missions amid Jim Crow segregation.
Ron Chernow
The monumental biography that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. Chernow paints a gripping portrait of the bastard orphan immigrant who became George Washington's right hand and architect of the modern American financial system.
Martha J. Bailey
American Women in Science, 1950 to the Present: A Biographical Dictionary surveys more than 300 women who have made significant contributions to major fields of scientific endeavor since 1950. Each concise A-to-Z biography includes information on the woman's background, employment history, honors, and publications and places her achievements in the appropriate scientific and social contexts. All entries are indexed by name, profession, and subject, making this an outstanding reference for anyone interested in the scientific achievements of women.
Brenda Maddox
The poignant and revelatory biography of the brilliant crystallographer whose Photograph 51 was crucial to Watson and Crick's discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, correcting decades of historical erasure.
Julie des Jardins
The Madame Curie Complex gives fresh insight into the barriers and successes for women in science, and sheds light on the way our cultural ideas of gender have shaped the profession.