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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The helium murder The helium murder Camille Minichino In Massachusetts, physicist and forensic expert Gloria Lamorino probes the hit-and-run death of a congresswoman about to cast a critical vote affecting government helium reserves. OL15843208W
Marie Curie Marie Curie Elizabeth MacLeod Presents a short biography on the life and career of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and provides information on her discovery of the element radium that helped to unlock the myste… OL16060489W
Only Human Only Human Sylvain Neuvel "World War Z meets The Martian in the explosive follow-up to Sleeping Giants ("One of the most promising series kickoffs in recent memory"--NPR) and Waking Gods ("Pure, unadulterated literary escapis… OL19739291W
The watchmaker of Filigree Street The watchmaker of Filigree Street Natasha Pulley In 1883, Thaniel Steepleton returns to his tiny flat to find a gold pocketwatch on his pillow. But he has worse fears than generous burglars; he is a telegraphist at the Home Office, which has just r… OL20005391W
Nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu Nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu Valerie Bodden Experimental physicist Chien-Shiung Wu has been called the "Queen of Nuclear Research." Born in China in the early 20th century, Wu moved to the United States to study physics after graduating from c… OL20041892W
The other Einstein The other Einstein Marie Benedict "The Other Einstein offers us a window into a brilliant, fascinating woman whose light was lost in Einstein's enormous shadow. It is the story of Einstein's wife, a brilliant physicist in her own rig… OL20049786W