The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee. A history of the gene draws on science, social history, and the author's family medical history to explore the centuries of research into the science of genetics and the quest to understand human heredity.
Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, American Eclipse ultimately depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt. role of women in computer and space science in the US in and
Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space by Margot Lee Shetterly - Just the Facts - November 2017
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World by Rachel Ignotofsky Ten Speed Press (July Nonfiction * Biography * Science * Women's History Audience: Grades 5 and up IndieBound
The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery Sam Kean What the neurological nightmare of “sleep paralysis” reveals about how the brain works:
