Headstrong Headstrong

Headstrong

52 Women Who Changed Science-and the World

    • $11.99
    • $11.99

Publisher Description

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?      

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 52 women at their best—while encouraging and inspiring a new generation of girls to put on their lab coats.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2015
April 7
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
Crown
SELLER
Penguin Random House Canada
SIZE
9
MB

More Books Like This

Galileo's Middle Finger Galileo's Middle Finger
2015
The Glass Universe The Glass Universe
2016
The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix The Annotated and Illustrated Double Helix
2012
The Philosophical Breakfast Club The Philosophical Breakfast Club
2011
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2010
The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix
2021

More Books by Rachel Swaby

Mighty Moe Mighty Moe
2019
Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science Who Changed the World Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science Who Changed the World
2016
Upór i przekora Upór i przekora
2017

Customers Also Bought

Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat
2015
Bolivar Bolivar
2011
The Physics of Everyday Things The Physics of Everyday Things
2017
They Laughed at Galileo They Laughed at Galileo
2015
A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
2014
The Shape of Ancient Thought The Shape of Ancient Thought
2012