Women in the National Inventors Hall of Fame : the first 50 years /

This book features all the women inducted in the first fifty years of the US National Inventors Hall of Fame. Each entry first provides a biography of the inductee and then goes on to describe one or more of their major inventions with descriptions that are accessible to those with little or no form...

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Main Author: Busch-Vishniac, Ilene J.
Other Authors: Busch, Lauren, Tietjen, Jill S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature, c2024.
Series:Women in engineering and science.
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Summary:This book features all the women inducted in the first fifty years of the US National Inventors Hall of Fame. Each entry first provides a biography of the inductee and then goes on to describe one or more of their major inventions with descriptions that are accessible to those with little or no formal training in science. The evolution of the opportunities available to women in education and the professions becomes evident as the reader moves chronologically through biographies and inventions of the woman. Later inductees have received Nobel Prizes for their work and have become members of academies such as the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine. Others have received the National Medal of Science or the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. As an important part of the Women in Science and Engineering book series, the work highlights the contributions of women inventors, inspiring women and men and girls and boys, in a variety of scientific fields.
Physical Description:xxi, 465 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:3031755251
9783031755255