Women in Science
Wren & Rook (Verlag)
978-1-5263-6051-9 (ISBN)
A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating infographics and an illustrated scientific glossary.
The extraordinary women profiled include well-known figures like the physicist and chemist Marie Curie, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the 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 beyond ...
Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator who is proud to share stories of amazing women with the world. She grew up in New Jersey, USA on a healthy diet of cartoons and dessert before graduating with honours from the Tyler School of Art's graphic design programme in 2011. Now Rachel lives in beautiful Missouri, USA, where she spends all day drawing and learning as much as she can. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible, and is dedicated to creating educational works of art.
6: Introduction
8: Hypatia
10: Maria Sibylla Merian
12: Wang Zhenyi
14: Mary Anning
16: Ada Lovelace
18: Elizabeth Blackwell
20: Hertha Ayrton
22: Karen Horney
24: Nettie Stevens
26: Florence Bascom
28: Marie Curie
30: Mary Agnes Chase
32: Timeline
34: Lise Meitner
36: Lillian Gilbreth
38: Emmy Noether
40: Edith Clarke
42: Marjory Stoneman Douglas
44: Alice Ball
46: Gerty Cori
48: Joan Beauchamp Procter
50: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
52: Barbara McClintock
54: Maria Goeppert-Mayer
56: Grace Hopper
58: Rachel Carson
60: Lab tools
62: Rita Levi-Montalcini
64: Dorothy Hodgkin
66: Chien-Shiung Wu
68: Hedy Lamarr
70: Mamie Phipps Clark
72: Gertrude Elion
74: Katherine Johnson
76: Jane Cooke Wright
78: Rosalind Franklin
80: Rosalyn Yalow
82: Esther Lederberg
84: Statistics in STEM
86: Vera Rubin
88: Annie Easley
90: Jane Goodall
92: Sylvia Earle
94: Valentina Tereshkova
96: Patricia Bath
98: Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
100: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
102: Sau Lan Wu
104: Elizabeth Blackburn
106: Katia Krafft
108: Mae Jemison
110: May-Britt Moser
112: Maryam Mirzakhani
114: More women in science
116: Conclusion
118: Glossary
120: Sources
122: Acknowledgements
124: About the author
126: Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.03.2017 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 196 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 542 g |
| Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5263-6051-9 / 1526360519 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5263-6051-9 / 9781526360519 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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