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Female innovators who changed our world : how women shaped STEM / Emma Shimizu.

Shimizu, Emma, (author.).

Summary:
We are not all born with equal opportunities. Yet there have been countless of women who have overcome a range of barriers such as prejudice, illness, and personal tragedy to advance our understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). They used their knowledge to change the world, and their stories are fascinating. This book offers a concise introduction of the lives of 46 women, taking you into the cultural and social context of the world they lived in. Through their intelligence, courage, and resilience, they used STEM to defy expectations and inspire generations to follow in their footsteps. Some of them invented items we use day-to-day and discovered causes and treatments for epidemics that ostracized whole sections of society, while others campaigned for the reproductive rights of women and harnessed mathematics to send people into space and break ciphers. These women are proof that females can and did have a hugely significant role in shaping the world we live in today.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781526789693
  • ISBN: 1526789698
  • Physical Description: ix, 157 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2022.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Women scientists > Biography.
Women mathematicians > Biography.
Women engineers > Biography.
Women in technology.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 509.252 SHIMIZU (Text) 50686016183290 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library 920 Shi (Text)
Memorial: In remembrance of Regina Kraus by Kathy Ebeling
00153589 ADULT Non-Fiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library 509.252 Sh627 (Text) 30003009031103 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Easton Main Library 509.252 S556f (Text) 31901004610939 Adult Nonfiction Available -

Summary: We are not all born with equal opportunities. Yet there have been countless of women who have overcome a range of barriers such as prejudice, illness, and personal tragedy to advance our understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). They used their knowledge to change the world, and their stories are fascinating. This book offers a concise introduction of the lives of 46 women, taking you into the cultural and social context of the world they lived in. Through their intelligence, courage, and resilience, they used STEM to defy expectations and inspire generations to follow in their footsteps. Some of them invented items we use day-to-day and discovered causes and treatments for epidemics that ostracized whole sections of society, while others campaigned for the reproductive rights of women and harnessed mathematics to send people into space and break ciphers. These women are proof that females can and did have a hugely significant role in shaping the world we live in today.

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