Explore the major contributions women have made in the world of science
• Embracing women power • Encourages self-development
Super SHEroes of Science: Making Inventions Supriya Sahai
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ISBN-13: 978-1-338-80029-6 • Price: $7.99 • Pages: 48 • Format: Paperback Trim size: 7-1/8’’ x 8-3/8’’ • Carton: 100 • Territory: WORLD Stock Availability: US only Women have been pioneers of inventions. Some have come up with practical ways to solve problems in their own lives, such as Marie van Brittan Brown, who invented closed-circuit TV because she did not feel safe opening the door in her New York City tenement block in the 1960s. Other women have been trained scientists working in laboratories, such as Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of bullet-proof Kevlar. Few of these women have received full credit, because their inventions are not always spectacular, yet we all use them every day: the windshield wiper, the paper bag, the coffee filter, and the diaper. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.
Super SHEroes of Science: Exploring Space Nancy Dickmann
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ISBN-13: 978-1-338-80032-6 • Price: $7.99 • Pages: 48 • Format: Paperback Trim size: 7-1/8’’ x 8-3/8’’ • Carton: 100 • Territory: WORLD Stock Availability: US only From studying stars and discovering comets to flying into space as pioneering astronauts, women have been central to learning about space. Female astronomers gave us our first understanding of how large the universe really is and how much matter it contains. They were key to designing humans’ first rocket-powered flights into space. And as soon as women could go into space themselves, they were eager to do so: some 65 women have now become space travelers. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.
Super SHEroes of Science: Improving Health Anita Dalal
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ISBN-13: 978-1-338-80035-7 • Price: $7.99 • Pages: 48 • Format: Paperback Trim size: 7-1/8’’ x 8-3/8’’ • Carton: 100 • Territory: WORLD Stock Availability: US only Women have been historically associated with caring for the sick, but their role in health sciences goes far beyond their traditional role. Women played a leading role in placing hygiene and nursing on a scientific footing. They have also advanced surgical techniques, developed cures for killer diseases, learned about the human anatomy, and figured out the chemistry behind some of the biochemicals which humans depend on for their health. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.
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