Women Discoverers: Top Women in Science

by Marie Moinard, Christelle Pecout (Illustrator)

Overview

From Ada Lovelace (computing) to Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry), these exceptional women enabled the world to advance in all fields of science including space exploration (Mae Jemison), telecommunications (the actress also genius discoverer Hedy Lamarr), and Biology (Rosalind Franklin). An inspiration going counter to preconceived notions about women and science, presenting a diverse group from around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681122700
Publisher:	N B M Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/01/2021
Series:	NBM Comics Biographies
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

A graduate of Angouleme, France's prestigious graduate school for imagery, Christelle Pecout is the artist of a number of comics series, as well as of a comics bio of Bjork, the Icelandic pop singer. Marie Moinard: Editor, comics writer, and journalist.

Editorial Reviews

"Engaging celebration of women. The broad array of profiles included here is notable and makes this a good selection for science biography collections in need of more inclusive representation." —Traci Glass, Booklist

Recommended. "Educators, librarians, and readers will be motivated to further research and share the stories of these heroic minds." —School Library Connection

"An outstanding STEM read, this comic collective biography is all about rad women in science, past and present." —Birmingham News

From the Publisher

05/01/2021

Gr 8 Up—This work of graphic nonfiction explores the achievements of five notable female scientists. Moinard and Pécout chronicle Marie Curie's early education and then her long years of research into radioactivity; Ada Lovelace's prescient knowledge of the mathematics that would eventually turn into computer language; Hedy Lamarr's efforts, which led to the discovery of frequency hopping; Rosalind Franklin's revelations about DNA and viruses; and the work of doctor, astronaut, and engineer Mae Jamison, who was the first Black woman in space. The illustrations are graceful and expressive, and the narratives both appealing and well researched. In between are biographical blurbs of other female scientists and mathematicians, such as mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, and chemist Xie Yi. Moinard and Pécout offer historical context about the discrimination and misogyny that have resulted in women being overlooked in the fields of science and math. VERDICT This triumphant volume of "herstory" is a fantastic addition to graphic novel collections. Good for supplemental classroom content and bound to be enjoyed by adults and teens alike.—Michael Marie Jacobs, Darlington Sch., GA

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