Women in science : 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world / written and illustrated by Rachel Ignotofsky.
A collection of artworks inspired by the lives and achievements of fifty famous women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, from the ancient world to the present, profiles each notable individual.
Record details
- ISBN: 1607749769
- ISBN: 9780593377642
- ISBN: 9781607749769
- Physical Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Ten Speed Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-123) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Hypatia (350 CE-370 (?) -415 CE (?)) -- Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) -- Wang Zhenyi (1768-1797) -- Mary Anning (1799-1847) -- Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) -- Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) -- Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923) -- Karen Horney (1885-1952) -- Nettie Stevens (1861-1912) -- Florence Bascom (1862-1945) -- Marie Curie (1867-1934) -- Mary Agnes Chase (1869-1963) -- Timeline -- Lise Meitner (1878-1968) -- Lillian Gilbreth (1878-1972) -- Emmy Noether (1882-1935) -- Edith Clarke (1883-1959) -- Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890-1998) -- Alice Ball (1892-1916) -- Gerty Cori (1896-1957) -- Joan Beauchamp Procter (1897-1931) -- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900-1979) -- Barbara McClintock (1902-1992) -- Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972) -- Grace Hopper (1906-1992) -- Rachel Carson (1907-1964) -- Lab tools -- Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909-2012) -- Dorothy Hodgkin (1910-1994) -- Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) -- Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) -- Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-1983) -- Gertrude Elion (1918-1999) -- Katherine Johnson (1918- ) -- Jane Cooke Wright (1919-2013) -- Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) -- Rosalyn Yalow (1921-2011) -- Esther Lederberg (1922-2006) -- Statistics in stem -- Vera Rubin (1928- ) -- Annie Easley (1933-2011) -- Jane Goodall (1934- ) -- Sylvia Earle (1935- ) -- Valentina Tereshkova (1937- ) -- Patricia Bath (1942- ) -- Christiane Nusslein-Volhard (1942- ) -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943- ) -- Sau Lan Wu (194?- ) -- Elizabeth Blackburn (1948- ) -- Katia Krafft (1942-1991) -- Mae Jemison (1956- ) -- May-Britt Moser (1963- ) -- Maryam Mirzakhani (1977- ) -- More women in science.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 8-12.990L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.5 4 193838.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Women scientists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 71 of 77 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 77 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | J 509.2 IGN (Text) | 30229101075041 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | J 509.2 IGN (Text) | 30229101053659 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
