Ten Women Who Changed Science and the World: Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Chien-Shiung Wu, Virginia Apgar, and More

"These minibiographies of women who persisted will move anyone with an avid curiosity about the world." —Publishers Weekly

“A lively, readable account of the lives and work of 10 groundbreaking female scientists…The authors neatly summarize their subjects' lives from cradle to grave and delve into their work and its importance, explaining the details clearly without oversimplifying them…They provide 10 memorable portraits that may contain even a few surprises for scholars of these important...