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Born curious : 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists /

A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freeman, Martha, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Wu, Katy (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Women scientists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women scientists.
Women > Biography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Science & Technology.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ellen Swallow Richards
  • Joan Beauchamp Procter
  • Frances Oldham Kelsey
  • Gertrude Belle Elion
  • Rosalind Franklin
  • Marie Tharp
  • Vera Cooper Rubin
  • Tu Youyou
  • Sylvia Earle
  • Lynn Alexander Margulis
  • Patricia Era Bath
  • Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
  • Jocelyn Bell Burnell
  • Shirley Anne Jackson
  • Ingrid Daubechies
  • Adriana Ocampo
  • Susan Solomon
  • Carol Greider
  • May-Britt Moser
  • Maryam Mirzakhani
  • Afterword: So you want to be a scientist.