Rachel Swaby, "Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World"
English | ISBN: 0553446797 | 2015 | 288 pages | AZW3 | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 0553446797 | 2015 | 288 pages | AZW3 | 6 MB
Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history&;s brightest female scientists.
&;Rachel Swaby&;s no-nonsense and needed Headstrong dynamically profiles historically overlooked female visionaries in science, technology, engineering, and math.&;&;Elle
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 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 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?
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