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Wonder women of science, twelve geniuses who are currently rocking science, technology, and the world., Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

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Wonder women of science, twelve geniuses who are currently rocking science, technology, and the world., Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index

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collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wonder women of science

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1179049567

Responsibility statement

Tiera Fletcher and Ginger Rue ; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport

Sub title

twelve geniuses who are currently rocking science, technology, and the world.

Summary

The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention girls of all ages dreaming of how they will one day contribute

Table Of Contents

Tiera Fletcher : preface -- Davina Durgana : fighting modern slavery through math -- Evelyn Galban : providing top medical care for all creatures -- Cierra McDonald : using computer science for serious fun -- Patrícia Medici : saving the tapirs (and rain forests... and woods... and grasslands) -- Dava Newman : rethinking the marshmallow space suit -- Maureen Raymo : unlocking climate change secrets from the earth and the ocean -- Mareena Robinson Snowden : using science for world peace -- Monsi Román : cracking down on the world's tiniest stowaways -- Kaitlyn Sadtler : engineering the immune system for tissue regeneration -- Sara Seager : searching the cosmos for another earth -- Teresa Woodruff : safeguarding the future of girls with cancer -- Minjuan Zhang : driving automobile technology to (literally) unseen destinations

Target audience

pre adolescent

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