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Author : Ethlie Ann Vare
Release : 1993
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 069/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Women Inventors and Their Discoveries by : Ethlie Ann Vare
Download or read book Women Inventors and Their Discoveries written by Ethlie Ann Vare. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the lives and work of such innovative women as Grace Hopper, Fannie Farmer, C. J. Walker, and Stephanie Kwolek.
Author : Petrice Custance
Release : 2020
Genre : Inventions
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 760/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Women Inventors Hidden in History by : Petrice Custance
Download or read book Women Inventors Hidden in History written by Petrice Custance. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We've all heard of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, but very few female inventors are household names. This fascinating book illuminates the history of women who used their brainpower and skills to produce important items we use ever day. Meet Hedy LaMarr, a famous Hollywood actress by day and inventor of a radio guidance system for torpedos by night. Marvel at the cleverness of Ng Mui, who developed the martial art known as Wing Chun, which later developed into kung fu"--
Author : Carole Ann Camp
Release : 2004
Genre : Inventors
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 133/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Women Inventors by : Carole Ann Camp
Download or read book American Women Inventors written by Carole Ann Camp. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In American Women Inventors, author Carole Ann Camp explores the lives, challenges, and discoveries of some of the most prominent female inventors in the United States. Biographies include Madam C. J. Walker, Lillian Gilbreth, Beulah Henry, Katherine Burr Blodgett, Gertrude B. Elion, Stephanie Louise Kwolek, Edith Flanigen, Ellen Ochoa, Elizabeth Lee Hazen, and Rachel Fuller Brown. Book jacket.
Author : Anne L. MacDonald
Release : 2010-12-15
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 496/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Feminine Ingenuity by : Anne L. MacDonald
Download or read book Feminine Ingenuity written by Anne L. MacDonald. This book was released on 2010-12-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Written with clarity and a lively eye both for detail and for the progress of feminism in the United States." SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE In this fascinating study of American women inventors, historian Anne Macdonald shows how creative, resourceful, and entrepreneurial women helped to shatter the ancient stereotypes of mechanically inept womanhood. In presenting their stories, Anne Macdonald's thorough research in patent archives and her engaging use of period magazine, journals, lectures, records from major fairs and expositions, and interviews, have made her book nothing less than an overall history of the women's movement in America.
Author : Jean F. Blashfield
Release : 1996
Genre : Inventions
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 755/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Women Inventors 2 by : Jean F. Blashfield
Download or read book Women Inventors 2 written by Jean F. Blashfield. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume presents brief accounts of five women and their inventions, including Sybilla Masters, Madam C. J. Walker, Mary Anderson, and Nancy Perkins.
