Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Format:	Hardcover
Language:	English
ISBN:	1607749769
ISBN13:	9781607749769
Release Date:	July 2016
Publisher:	Ten Speed Press
Length:	128 Pages
Weight:	0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:	0.6" x 7.7" x 9.1"
Age Range:	10 to 17 years
Grade Range:	Grades 5 to 12

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This "wittily illustrated [and] accessible volume" (The Wall Street Journal) highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world.

"The must-read, girl-power STEM book."--InStyle

It's a scientific fact: Women rock! This fascinating, educational collection features 50 illustrated portraits of trailblazing women in STEM throughout history. Full of striking, singular art, Women in Science also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include such pioneers as primatologist Jane Goodall and mathematician Katherine Johnson, who calculated the trajectory of the 1969 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 more!