Magnificent Minds, 2nd Edition - 17 Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine

Did you know that Florence Nightingale pioneered the use of statistics in public health? That Marie Curie is still the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry--and the only winner whose daughter also won a Nobel Prize? That in the 17th century, the most accomplished scholar in mathematical astronomy was a Polish woman, Maria Cunitz? Now includes a pioneer of laser eye surgery, Patricia Bath, and a new afterword about women's position in the sciences today.

About the author

Pendred Noyce is a physician, writer, and advocate for science education. She is the author of 14 fiction and non-fiction books for children.

Product details

• Authors: Pendred E Noyce, Pendred E. Noyce
• Publisher: Tumblehome, Inc.
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 17
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781943431649
• ISBN: 978-1-943431-64-9
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 208 mm x 251 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Magnificent Minds
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Biografien und Autobiografien, Young Adult Biography, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals or Technology)