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Based on: 52 women who changed science--and the world, by Rachel Swaby. |
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In English. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-189) and index. |
Summary |
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. |
Audience |
Ages 10 and up. |
Subject |
Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852.
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Ayrton, Hertha.
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Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
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Benerito, Ruth.
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Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014.
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Hopper, Grace Murray.
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Agnesi, Maria Gaetana, 1718-1799.
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Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889.
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Noether, Emmy, 1882-1935.
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Kovalevskai︠a︡, S. V. (Sofʹi︠a︡ Vasilʹevna), 1850-1891.
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Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941.
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Perey, Marguerite.
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Tharp, Marie.
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Brill, Yvonne.
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Ride, Sally.
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Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911.
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Williams, Anna Wessels, 1863-1954.
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Hamilton, Alice.
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Ball, Alice.
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Taussig, Helen B. (Helen Brooke), 1898-1986.
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Widdowson, Elsie M. (Elsie May), 1906-2000.
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Apgar, Virginia, 1909-1974.
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Wright, Jane.
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Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910.
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Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717.
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Villepreux-Power, Jeanne.
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Anning, Mary, 1799-1847.
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McClintock, Barbara.
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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964.
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Patrick, Ruth.
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Levi-Montalcini, Rita.
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Franklin, Rosalind.
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Yalow, Rosalyn S. (Rosalyn Sussman), 1921-2011.
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Women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Genre |
Biographies.
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ISBN |
0399554181 |
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9780399554186 |
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9781537987729 (FollettBound) |
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1537987720 (FollettBound) |
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