Science. Technology. Engineering. Math.
Living in the 21st century, the STEM fields (or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) are very important to our lives today and will continue to be so in the future. Most of us take science and math classes in school and some of us have opportunities to pursue interests in computer science, web design, or different types of engineering either in school or outside of it. Whether you’re already geeky about math and science – or – (like me) you’ve never thought of yourself as a science or math person, but you’re interested in testing the waters, you might check out some of these titles and web-based resources. I’ve just listed a few titles for each category, but our eBranch and your local library have a wealth of other resources. What do you recommend?
Science
- Fat Cat by Robin Brande (Fiction)
- The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe by Theodore Gray (Nonfiction)
- An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy (Nonfiction)
- Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel (Fiction)
- American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1938 from the University of Chicago Library (Free web resource available through the Library of Congress American Memory Project)
Technology
- iBoy by Kevin Brooks (Fiction)
- For the Win by Cory Doctorow (Fiction)
- Safari Books Online (Reference collection for IT materials)
- A Field Guide to Household Technology by Ed Sobey (Nonfiction )
- How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion by Daniel H. Wilson (Nonfiction)
Engineering
- Bridges: From My Side to Yours by Jan Adkins (Nonfiction)
- Design Museum – Discover Design (Free web resource for the Design Museum in London)
- Incarceron by Catherine Fisher (Fiction)
- Mosque by David Macaulay (Nonfiction)
- Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (Fiction)
Math
- Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers is the New Way to Be Smart by Ian Ayres (Nonfiction)
- The Red Blazer Girls: The Ring of Rocamadour by Michael Beil (Fiction)
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (Fiction)
- Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape by Danica McKellar (Nonfiction)
- The Manga Guide to Linear Algebra by Shin Takahashi, et al. (Nonfiction)
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