Rachel Ignotofsky
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- General / Multiple Sciences
- Biography / Memoir
- Story / Adventure
Rachel Ignotofsky introduces fifty women through illustrated life stories about the questions they pursued, the work they did, and the barriers they faced. The gallery of pioneers carries readers across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through people and turning points rather than a conventional survey text.
The science inside
- Scientific Discovery & Careers
Your child will meet:
- Scientific knowledge can be built through observation, experiment, mathematical reasoning, fieldwork, engineering, and computation.
- New findings depend on earlier questions, tools, data, and collaboration rather than appearing as isolated flashes of genius.
- Access to education, institutions, funding, and professional credit has shaped whose scientific work was possible and recognized.
- Women have made consequential contributions across many scientific disciplines, places, and historical periods.
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Parent effort: Quick discussion
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!
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