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52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World
Crown
April 2015
On Sale: April 7, 2015
288 pages
ISBN: 0553446797
EAN: 9780553446791
Kindle: B00N6PD7W4
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of historyβs brightest female scientists. In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: βShe made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise three children.β It wasnβt until the second paragraph that readers discovered why the Times had devoted several hundred words to her life: Brill was a brilliant rocket scientist who invented a propulsion system to keep communications satellites in orbit, and had recently been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Among the questions the obituaryβand consequent outcryβprompted were, Who are the role models for todayβs female scientists, and where can we find the stories that cast them in their true light? Headstrong delivers a powerful, global, and engaging response. Covering Nobel Prize winners and major innovators, as well as lesser-known but hugely significant scientists who influence our every day, Rachel Swabyβs vibrant profiles span centuries of courageous thinkers and illustrate how each oneβs ideas developed, from their first moment of scientific engagement through the research and discovery for which theyβre best known. This fascinating tour reveals these 52 women at their bestβwhile encouraging and inspiring a new generation of girls to put on their lab coats.
 Media BuzzFace the Nation - September 6, 2015
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