NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This "wittily illustrated [and]
accessible volume" (The Wall Street Journal) highlights the
contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the
modern world.
"The must-read, girl-power STEM book."--InStyle
It's a scientific fact: Women rock! This fascinating, educational
collection features 50 illustrated portraits of trailblazing women in
STEM throughout history. Full of striking, singular art, Women in
Science also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab
equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an
illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include
such pioneers as primatologist Jane Goodall and mathematician Katherine
Johnson, who calculated the trajectory of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to
the moon.
Women in Science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who
have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers,
biologists, mathematicians, doctors, astronauts, physicists, and more!