Dignifying Science: Stories About Women Scientists

by Jim Ottaviani, Donna Barr (Artist), Mary Fleener (Artist), Ramona Fradon (Artist)

Overview

• This original graphic novel features famous women scientists including Marie
  Curie, Emmy Noether, Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin, Barbara McClintock, Birute
  Galdikas, and Hedy Lamarr. The stories offer a human context often missing when we learn about the discoveries attached to these scientists' names. Readers,
  drawn in by the compelling anecdotes, will discover intriguing characters, while end notes and references will lead them to further information on the scientists they've read about.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780978803735
Publisher:	G.T. Labs
Publication date:	12/28/2009
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

About the Author

Jim Ottaviani has written nonfiction, science-oriented comics since 1997, notably the number one New York Times bestseller, Feynman and Fallout which was nominated for an Ignatz Award. He has worked as a nuclear engineer, caddy, programmer, and reference librarian. Primates is his first collaboration with artist Maris Wicks. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.