Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1607749769 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now she lives in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri, where she spends all day drawing and learning as much as she can. She uses her work to spread her message about education, scientific literacy, and powerful women. She graduated with honors from Tyler School of Art’s graphic design program in 2011. She has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible and is dedicated to creating educational works of art.Rachel is inspired by history and science and b
My My 4 year old daughter loves it Lipton101 I read a different segment to my 4 year old daughter every night and follow up with a photo of the person we just discussed on my phone along with the wiki article. She loves it and looks forward to it each and every evening before bed. She wants to be a scientist when she grows up. We need more books like this in our society so more of our little girls grow up loving math and science! Great pick - highly recommended.. year old daughter loves it I read a different segment to my My 4 year old daughter loves it Lipton101 I read a different segment to my 4 year old daughter every night and follow up with a photo of the person we just discussed on my phone along with the wiki article. She loves it and looks forward to it each and every evening before bed. She wants to be a scientist when she grows up. We need more books like this in our society so more of our little girls grow up loving math and science! Great pick - highly recommended.. year old daughter every night and follow up with a photo of the person we just discussed on my phone along with the wiki article. She loves it and looks forward to it each and every evening before bed. She wants to be a scientist when she grows up. We need more books like this in our society so more of our little girls grow up loving math and science! Great pick - highly recommended.. Read This With Your Daughter I bought this for my second-grade daughter who loves science. At first glance she was turned off by the small type but a few minutes later came back and wanted me to read with her. For an elementary schooler it will likely be a read together book for a while. Which is fine since we've just read a few pages and it opened up opportunities to discuss all sorts of things, about science and society, and piqued our interest to look up additional pictures and facts on the Internet. I am learning too! And it is a beautiful book to hold and l. Samuel K. Thompson said Great for kids and adults!. Full of beautiful illustrations and great information. It's obvious how much care and attention was put into the spread for each of the scientists. I can see myself as a kid spending hours with this book. So many great surprises.
It’s a scientific fact: Women rock! A charmingly illustrated and educational book, New York Times best seller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. Full of striking, singular art, this fascinating collection also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. 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! — BrainPickings - Best Science Books of the Year. The trailblazing women profiled include well-known figures like primatologist Jane Goodall, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American physicist and mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon
Each profile contains extraordinary stories of obstacles and achievements. Women in Science captures the joy of so many essential discoveries while also celebrating the extraordinary lives of the women who've achieved them.” – Rachel Swaby, author of Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science—and the World “I wish I had a daughter so I could give her a copy of Rachel Ignotofsky's lovingly illustrated Women in Science. The book elevates this information with beautiful and instructive infographics that delve into topics like the number of women currently working in STEM fields."– Entertainment Weekly (online)"With short, inspiring stories and the accessibility of a graphic novel e perfect book to share with the science- and tech-minded people (male and female, young and old) in you