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Women in Science 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Ignotofsky Rachel
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526360519
Publisert
2017-03-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Wren & Rook
Vekt
577 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
196 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
128

Forfatter
Ignotofsky Rachel

Biographical note

Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator who is proud to share stories of amazing women with the world. She grew up in New Jersey, USA on a healthy diet of cartoons and dessert before graduating with honours from the Tyler School of Art's graphic design programme in 2011. Now Rachel lives in beautiful Missouri, USA, where she spends all day drawing and learning as much as she can. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible, and is dedicated to creating educational works of art.

Women in Science 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Ignotofsky Rachel
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk
Ignotofsky Rachel
Innbundet / 2017 / Engelsk
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A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating infographics and an illustrated scientific glossary. The extraordinary women profiled include well-known figures like the physicist and chemist Marie Curie, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Women in Science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers, biologists, mathematicians, doctors, astronauts, physicists and beyond ...
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Throughout history, many women have asked questions about our world. When they were told, 'You can't', they replied: 'Try and stop me.'
6: Introduction8: Hypatia10: Maria Sibylla Merian12: Wang Zhenyi14: Mary Anning16: Ada Lovelace18: Elizabeth Blackwell20: Hertha Ayrton22: Karen Horney24: Nettie Stevens26: Florence Bascom28: Marie Curie30: Mary Agnes Chase32: Timeline34: Lise Meitner36: Lillian Gilbreth38: Emmy Noether40: Edith Clarke42: Marjory Stoneman Douglas44: Alice Ball46: Gerty Cori48: Joan Beauchamp Procter50: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin52: Barbara McClintock54: Maria Goeppert-Mayer56: Grace Hopper58: Rachel Carson60: Lab tools62: Rita Levi-Montalcini64: Dorothy Hodgkin66: Chien-Shiung Wu68: Hedy Lamarr70: Mamie Phipps Clark72: Gertrude Elion74: Katherine Johnson76: Jane Cooke Wright78: Rosalind Franklin80: Rosalyn Yalow82: Esther Lederberg84: Statistics in STEM86: Vera Rubin88: Annie Easley90: Jane Goodall92: Sylvia Earle94: Valentina Tereshkova96: Patricia Bath98: Christiane Nusslein-Volhard100: Jocelyn Bell Burnell102: Sau Lan Wu104: Elizabeth Blackburn106: Katia Krafft108: Mae Jemison110: May-Britt Moser112: Maryam Mirzakhani114: More women in science116: Conclusion118: Glossary120: Sources122: Acknowledgements124: About the author126: Index
Les mer
This is most definitely a book to be read by your daughters and your sons and one which is sure to inspire a future generation of 'Women In Science'.

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A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating infographics and an illustrated scientific glossary. The extraordinary women profiled include well-known figures like the physicist and chemist Marie Curie, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Women in Science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers, biologists, mathematicians, doctors, astronauts, physicists and beyond ...
Les mer
Throughout history, many women have asked questions about our world. When they were told, 'You can't', they replied: 'Try and stop me.'
6: Introduction8: Hypatia10: Maria Sibylla Merian12: Wang Zhenyi14: Mary Anning16: Ada Lovelace18: Elizabeth Blackwell20: Hertha Ayrton22: Karen Horney24: Nettie Stevens26: Florence Bascom28: Marie Curie30: Mary Agnes Chase32: Timeline34: Lise Meitner36: Lillian Gilbreth38: Emmy Noether40: Edith Clarke42: Marjory Stoneman Douglas44: Alice Ball46: Gerty Cori48: Joan Beauchamp Procter50: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin52: Barbara McClintock54: Maria Goeppert-Mayer56: Grace Hopper58: Rachel Carson60: Lab tools62: Rita Levi-Montalcini64: Dorothy Hodgkin66: Chien-Shiung Wu68: Hedy Lamarr70: Mamie Phipps Clark72: Gertrude Elion74: Katherine Johnson76: Jane Cooke Wright78: Rosalind Franklin80: Rosalyn Yalow82: Esther Lederberg84: Statistics in STEM86: Vera Rubin88: Annie Easley90: Jane Goodall92: Sylvia Earle94: Valentina Tereshkova96: Patricia Bath98: Christiane Nusslein-Volhard100: Jocelyn Bell Burnell102: Sau Lan Wu104: Elizabeth Blackburn106: Katia Krafft108: Mae Jemison110: May-Britt Moser112: Maryam Mirzakhani114: More women in science116: Conclusion118: Glossary120: Sources122: Acknowledgements124: About the author126: Index
Les mer
This is most definitely a book to be read by your daughters and your sons and one which is sure to inspire a future generation of 'Women In Science'.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526360519
Publisert
2017-03-09
Utgiver
Vendor
Wren & Rook
Vekt
577 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
196 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
128

Forfatter
Ignotofsky Rachel

Biographical note

Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator who is proud to share stories of amazing women with the world. She grew up in New Jersey, USA on a healthy diet of cartoons and dessert before graduating with honours from the Tyler School of Art's graphic design programme in 2011. Now Rachel lives in beautiful Missouri, USA, where she spends all day drawing and learning as much as she can. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible, and is dedicated to creating educational works of art.

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