Who Was Stephen Hawking? by Jim Gigliotti

Who Was Stephen Hawking?  by Jim Gigliotti, 106 pages

I saw the movie on Stephen Hawking and of course became familiar with Stephen Hawking by watching the Big Bang Theory, so this book was just an added bonus.  Stephen Hawking was a professor of math and cosmology, relativity and quantum gravity.  The famous author and physicist suffered from ALS but lived an incredible life!

Who Was Galileo? by Patricia Brennen Demuth

Who Was Galileo?  by Patricia Brennen Demuth, 112 pages

These children's biographies are not only very informative for children but also for adults.  If you don't know much about Galileo, I highly recommend this book.  Not only did he discover the sun to be the center of the universe he also invented the telescope!

Who Was Neil Armstrong? by Roberta Edwards

Who Was Neil Armstrong?  by Roberta Edwards 105 pages

Most people know who Neil Armstrong is, but these children's biographies are very informative.  Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.  A fun fact is he got his pilot's license before his driver's license!