SSuper SHEroes of Science: Advancing Technology Devra Newberger Speregen
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ISBN-13: 978-1-338-80039-5 • Price: $7.99 • Pages: 48 • Format: Paperback Trim size: 7-1/8’’ x 8-3/8’’ • Carton: 100 • Territory: WORLD Stock Availability: US only Did you know that the technology behind cell phones was based on an idea developed during World War II by the Hollywood star Heddy Lamar to prevent the enemy intercepting radio messages? The computer and other electronic devices have changed life dramatically over the last 70 years—and many of the key breakthroughs in technology were made by women. These women’s achievements were often highly specialized and have been widely overlooked. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.
Super SHEroes of Science: Investigating Nature Anita Dalal
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ISBN-13: 978-1-338-80048-7 • 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 led the way in learning about the living things with which we share the planet. They have discovered dinosaur fossils and the tools made by our earliest ancestors, and were among the pioneers of the study of insects. They have spent years living with chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans in order to better understand the connections between humans and other primates. They have also pioneered the investigation of the genes by which adult organisms pass on characteristics to their young. Women were also among the most important pioneers in the conservation of the Earth’s most fragile ecosystems. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.
Super SHEroes of Science: Understanding Earth Nancy Dickmann
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ISBN-13: 978-1-338-80051-7 • Price: $7.99 • Pages: 48 • Format: Paperback Trim size: 7-1/8’’ x 8-3/8’’ • Carton: 100 • Territory: WORLD Stock Availability: US only What shapes our planet? Women have been answering the question for centuries on many levels. Scientists such as Marie Curie have investigated the building blocks of matter, and the physical forces that act upon them. Geologists have studied the rocks beneath our feet by venturing dangerously close to erupting volcanoes, and have figured out what lies at Earth’s center and why its surface moves as it does. Women have also led the way in exploring the planet’s atmosphere and the causes and effects of climate change—the most urgent problem scientists are trying to solve. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions.
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