Headstrong : 52 women who changed science-- and the world
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780553446791 (alk. paper), 0553446797 (alk. paper), 9780553446807 (alk. paper), 0553446800 (alk. paper), 9781101890578 (alk. paper), 1101890576 (alk. paper)
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273 pages; 21 cm
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WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
509.252 SWABY
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Published
New York : Broadway Books, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Street Date
1504
Language
English
ISBN
9780553446791 (alk. paper), 0553446797 (alk. paper), 9780553446807 (alk. paper), 0553446800 (alk. paper), 9781101890578 (alk. paper), 1101890576 (alk. paper)
Notes
General Note
Profiles of 52 women
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
In 2013, the New York Times published an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: "She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise three children." It wasn't until the second paragraph that readers discovered why the New York 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 she had recently been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Among the questions the obituary-and consequent outcry-prompted were, Who are the role models for today's 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 Swaby's vibrant profiles span centuries of courageous thinkers and illustrate how each one's ideas developed, from their first moment of scientific engagement through the research and discovery for which they're best known. This fascinating tour reveals these fifty-two women at their best-while encouraging and inspiring a new generation of girls to put on their lab coats. Book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Swaby, R. (2015). Headstrong: 52 women who changed science-- and the world (First edition.). Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swaby, Rachel. 2015. Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-- and the World. Broadway Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swaby, Rachel. Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-- and the World Broadway Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Swaby, Rachel. Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-- and the World First edition., Broadway Books, 2015.
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