Trailblazers : 33 women in science who changed the world / Rachel Swaby.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Yearling Books, 2017Copyright date: ��2016Edition: First Yearling editionDescription: xii, 195 pages ; 20 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- Children
- 0399554181
- 9780399554186
- 9781537987729
- 1537987720
- Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852
- Ayrton, Hertha, 1854-1923
- Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000
- Benerito, Ruth
- Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014
- Hopper, Grace Murray
- Agnesi, Maria Gaetana, 1718-1799
- Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889
- Noether, Emmy, 1882-1935
- Kovalevskai�I�a, S. V. (Sof�E�i�I�a Vasil�E�evna), 1850-1891
- Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941
- Perey, Marguerite
- Tharp, Marie
- Brill, Yvonne
- Ride, Sally
- Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911
- Williams, Anna Wessels, 1863-1954
- Hamilton, Alice
- Ball, Alice, 1906-
- Taussig, Helen B. (Helen Brooke), 1898-1986
- Widdowson, Elsie M. (Elsie May), 1906-2000
- Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974
- Wright, Jane
- Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910
- Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717
- Villepreux-Power, Jeanne
- Anning, Mary, 1799-1847
- McClintock, Barbara
- Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964
- Patrick, Ruth
- Levi-Montalcini, Rita
- Franklin, Rosalind
- Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Rosalyn Sussman), 1921-2011
- Women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Women inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- 509.22 B 23
- Q141 .S925 2017
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Florence Nightingale. Sally Ride. Ada Lovelace. These names and others are etched in history and included here as part of an awe-inspiring collection of profiles of thirty-three of the most influential women in science-women whose vision, creativity, passion, and dedication have changed the world.
Aspiring scientists, young history enthusiasts, and children who enjoy learning about the world will be fascinated by these riveting snapshots-and parents who enjoyed the film Hidden Figures will find this to be the perfect extension.
Covering important advancements made by women in fields such as biology,medicine, astronomy, and technology, author Rachel Swaby explains that people aren't born brilliant scientists. They observe and experiment as kids and as adults, testing ideas again and again, each time learning something new.
Kids are sure to come away with a renewed curiosity about the world and the realization that the road to discovery can be positively thrilling.
"This collective biography is most timely. An interesting, engaging collection . . . that will encourage readers to explore further and perhaps pursue their own scientific curiosities." - Kirkus Reviews
"The descriptions of the women's lives often have a quiet poetry. Readers . . . will find much to admire in these accomplished and unconventional women ." - Publishers Weekly
"Swaby's powerful book serves as an indispensable reminder that women have always been essential to science and innovation. Certain to inspire the next generation of scientists. " -Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls- The Women Who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars
Based on: 52 women who changed science--and the world, by Rachel Swaby.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-189) and index.
Technology and invention. Ada Lovelace ; Hertha Ayrton ; Hedy Lamarr ; Ruth Benerito ; Stephanie Kwolek ; Grace Murray Hopper -- The Earth and stars. Maria Gaetana Agnesi ; Maria Mitchell ; Emmy Noether ; Sophie Kowalevski ; Annie Jump Cannon ; Marguerite Perey ; Marie Tharp ; Yvonne Brill ; Sally Ride -- Health and medicine. Ellen Swallow Richards ; Anna Wessels Williams ; Alice Hamilton ; Alice Ball ; Helen Taussig ; Elsie Widdowson ; Virginia Apgar ; Jane Wright ; Florence Nightingale -- Biology. Maria Sibylla Merian ; Jeanne Villepreux-Power ; Mary Anning ; Barbara McClintock ; Rachel Carson ; Ruth Patrick ; Rita Levi-Montalcini ; Rosalind Franklin ; Rosalyn Sussman Yalow.
Ages 10 and up.
In English.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction (p. ix)
- Technology and Invention
- Ada Lovelace (p. 3)
- Hertha Ayrton (p. 8)
- Hedy Lamarr (p. 13)
- Ruth Benerito (p. 20)
- Stephanie Kwolek (p. 24)
- Grace Murray Hopper (p. 28)
- The Earth and Stars
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (p. 35)
- Maria Mitchell (p. 39)
- Emmy Noether (p. 42)
- Sophie Kowalevski (p. 46)
- Annie Jump Cannon (p. 52)
- Marguerite Perey (p. 56)
- Marie Tharp (p. 60)
- Yvonne Brill (p. 65)
- Sally Ride (p. 69)
- Health and Medicine
- Ellen Swallow Richards (p. 77)
- Anna Wessels Williams (p. 82)
- Alice Hamilton (p. 87)
- Alice Ball (p. 93)
- Helen Taussig (p. 97)
- Elsie Widdowson (p. 102)
- Virginia Apgar (p. 107)
- Jane Wright (p. 113)
- Florence Nightingale (p. 117)
- Biology
- Maria Sibylla Merian (p. 123)
- Jeanne Villepreux-Power (p. 128)
- Mary Aiming (p. 131)
- Barbara McClintock (p. 135)
- Rachel Carson (p. 142)
- Ruth Patrick (p. 148)
- Rita Levi-Montalcini (p. 152)
- Rosalind Franklin (p. 157)
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (p. 163)
- Acknowledgments (p. 169)
- Notes (p. 171)
- Bibliography (p. 180)
- Index (p. 190)
- Credits (p. 194)
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Publishers Weekly Review
Swaby adapts her 2015 book for adults, Headstrong, for a younger audience, profiling 33 women who made strides in science, medicine, and technology. The biographies detail the roots of the women's intellectual curiosity and the circumstances that led to their successes, despite what were often tremendous odds. In the 18th century, Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi created an expansive text that "would provide generations of Italian children with a solid and well-rounded mathematics education," while doctor Virginia Apgar was an early pioneer of anesthesiology. The descriptions of the women's lives often have a quiet poetry: astronomer Maria Mitchell worked in a rooftop observatory "amid spiders and bugs and a stray cat, on both frigid nights and warm ones." Readers with scientific ambitions of their own will find much to admire in these accomplished and unconventional women. Ages 10-up. Agent: Mackenzie Brady Watson, New Leaf Literary & Media. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-8-Focusing on the fields of technology, astronomy, medicine, and biology, Swaby provides brief introductions to 33 women renowned for their scientific contributions. She includes well-known names such as Hedy Lamarr, Sally Ride, and Florence Nightingale, along with lesser-known figures such as Ruth Benerito, Emmy Noether, and Maria Sibylla Merian. Each chapter informs readers of the subject's discoveries and contributions to her respective fields as well as the struggles she encountered, mostly because of gender. Though the book is well written, the material is scant and readers will be left longing for more on the personal and professional achievements of the subjects. However, it does present women who are not usually found in other books, and that would perhaps encourage readers to explore more on their own. VERDICT Though this title does a suitable job bringing attention to women scientists who are frequently ignored, readers would be better served by Pendred E. Noyce's comprehensive and appealing Magnificent Minds: 16 Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine and Remarkable Minds: 17 More Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine.-Margaret Nunes, Gwinnett County Public Library, GA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Booklist Review
Swaby (Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science and the World, 2015) tackles a younger audience, bringing drama to these 33 tales geared to the female scientists of tomorrow. (Male aspirants would find much of value in here as well.) Many of these pioneers worked in obscurity, their accomplishments purloined by more clubbable male colleagues. Consider Rosalind Franklin, whose prototype model of the molecular structure of DNA was apparently leaked to the soon-to-be acclaimed team of Watson and Crick. Her legacy? A slighting mention in Watson's book The Double Helix: she might have been quite stunning had she taken even a mild interest in clothes. The author has a way with metaphor: Hedy Lamarr, whose off-set tinkering led to the wireless technology we enjoy today, spent a brief period pre-Hollywood as a trophy wife, a phase Swaby describes as performing her act as a well-coiffed houseplant. Only a handful of the women profiled (nursing reformist Florence Nightingale, astrophysicist-turned-astronaut Sally Ride) received the kudos due them during their lifetimes.--MacDonald, Sandy Copyright 2016 BooklistKirkus Book Review
With STEM now the hot trend in education and concerted efforts to encourage girls to explore scientific fields, this collective biography is most timely.Swaby offers 33 brief profiles of some of the worlds most influential women in science, organized in loose groupings: technology and innovation, earth and stars, health and medicine, and biology. Some of the figures, such as Mary Anning, Rachel Carson, Florence Nightingale, Sally Ride, and Marie Tharp, have been written about for young readers, but most have not. Among the lesser known are Stephanie Kwolek, the American chemist who invented Kevlar; Yvonne Brill, the Canadian engineer who invented a thruster used in satellites; Elsie Widdowson, the British nutritionist who demonstrated how important fluid and salt are for the body to properly function; and Italian neuroembryologist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who made breakthrough discoveries in nerve-cell growth. Swaby emphasizes that most of these scientists had to overcome great obstacles before achieving their successes and receiving recognition due to gender-based discrimination. She also notes that people are not born brilliant scientists and that its through repeated observation, experimentation, and testing of ideas that important discoveries are made. An interesting, engaging collection of snapshot profiles that will encourage readers to explore further and perhaps pursue their own scientific curiosities. (source notes, bibliography) (Collective biography. 10-14) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Rachel Swaby is the author of Headstrong- 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World . A freelance journalist, Swaby has written for Runner's World, Wired, The Atlantic, andother publications. Shelives in Brooklyn.Visit her atrachelswaby.comand follow @rachelswaby on Twitter.