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Category : Women inventors
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Life, Times & Inventions of Women
Author: Hedy's Folly
Author: Richard RhodesPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307742954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a remarkable story of science history: how a ravishing film star and an avant-garde composer invented spread-spectrum radio, the technology that made wireless phones, GPS systems, and many other devices possible. Beginning at a Hollywood dinner table, Hedy's Folly tells a wild story of innovation that culminates in U.S. patent number 2,292,387 for a "secret communication system." Along the way Rhodes weaves together Hollywood’s golden era, the history of Vienna, 1920s Paris, weapons design, music, a tutorial on patent law and a brief treatise on transmission technology. Narrated with the rigor and charisma we've come to expect of Rhodes, it is a remarkable narrative adventure about spread-spectrum radio's genesis and unlikely amateur inventors collaborating to change the world.
Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women
Author: Aitziber LopezPublisher: Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN: 178603705X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Discover the stories behind 15 of the twentieth century's key inventions in this fun and informative treasury of trailblazing women, who each made a unique contribution to the history of science and technology. Car heaters…Monopoly…Disposable diapers…The dishwasher…Kevlar…Maritime flares… Anti-reflective glass…Wifi…Syringes…Submarine periscopes…Diagnostic tests…Lifeboats…Windshield wipers…Ebooks…What do each of these revolutionary inventions have in common? They were all pioneered by women! Each brilliant idea is presented with biographical information about the brilliant woman who came up with it, including what inspired them. Learn how Martha Coston disguised herself as a man to contact pyrotechnicians and convince them to manufacture her idea for maritime flares, how a New York tram ride on a wet winter’s day led Mary Anderson to invent the windshield wiper, and why Letitia Mumford Geer’s one-hand operated syringe was a medical breakthrough, among other fascinating facts. Full-page illustrations show the inspiration for and use of these incredible inventions in humorous detail. From lifeboat-inventor, Maria Beasley, to the grandmother of the ebook, Ángela Ruiz Robles, each of the inspiring women in this book achieved their goal of leaving the world a better place than they found it.
Women Inventors
Author: Shaina IndovinoPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 142228901X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Women have made major contributions to science throughout history, including by creating new and incredible inventions. Learn about the lives of some of the most amazing women inventors, from Margaret Knight to Rachel Zimmerman, as well as their exciting and important work. Discover what it takes to be an inventor. Find out about the opportunities women inventors have today. Read Women Inventors to see if following in the footsteps of the many brilliant women whose inventions have made their mark is something you want to do.
Patently Female
Author: Ethlie Ann VarePublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780471023340
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Discover the trials & triumphs of great female inventors Astrolabe Automatic Dishwasher Barbie Doll Buffered Aspirin COBOL Cotton Gin Disposable Phone Drip Coffeemaker Fabric Softener Sheets Hang Glider IV Fluids Jell-O Kevlar Mars Rover Nystatin PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) Protease Inhibitors Rolfing Smallpox Variolation Space Suit Spic & Span Tract Housing Vacuum Canning Windshield Wipers Zig-Zag Sewing Machine Zovirax and many, many more! Reviews for Mothers of Invention by Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek "It's a fascinating and gratifying book..It gives us a positive view of women's inventiveness, from the frivolous to the noble." -The New York Times Book Review "It is the wide spectrum of female humanity and ability in this book that makes it an especially valuable addition to the growing popular library on the accomplishments and work lives of women." -Los Angeles Times "An informative collection of talent, trivia, and history, Mothers of Invention will interest most anyone. More importantly, though, it will serve to inspire girls and women of all ages. For that reason, it belongs on the shelves of schools and public libraries everywhere." -Tampa Tribune "Wonderful..A book to be dipped into and sampled at one's leisure." -The Chicago Biweekly "This fascinating volume will find a place in the browsing sections of both adult and YA collections.recommended." -Library Journal One of the "Best Books for Young Adults," American Library Association, 1988
Women Invent!
Author: Susan CaseyPublisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1569765111
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Uses short biographies of women inventors around the world to demonstrate how inventions come about.
Women Who Changed the World Through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Author: Emily HormasterPublisher:
ISBN: 9781475287202
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This book will entertain you and inspire you. This is NOT another boring history book. This is NOT another science textbook. It it full of action, adventure, love, greed, corruption, loyalty, and enduring friendships.You will also learn that ANYONE can invent. Even girls in kindergarten are obtaining patents and starting companies.This book is a must read for everyone who thinks that all of the great inventors were men. This is the first book in the series, and is appropriate for all ages. In fact, many of the stories in this book are told from the prospective of children and families. It is fun and entertaining, yet would easily qualify for a G rating as a movie.Who are the great inventors who have changed the world? There was Edison and his electric light, the airplane from the Wright Brothers, Henry Ford and the car. Think hard. Can you think of any women?Most people cannot think of any, not even one. Look around and you will see a world full of inventions, thousands of inventions created by women. Products and technology we use every day, each so essential to our daily lives we could not imagine life without their creations.Follow the lives of modern women as their everyday lives take them on a voyage of discovery as they find that the products that they love and use everyday were invented by women.After you read this book, your you will see the world of science, technology, engineering and math with open eyes. This book shows how the inventions of these women have changed the world.It begins with five women who start out as strangers in college. Each very different from one and other, but all five of them quickly become the best of friends. Years after graduation they begin to look at their lives and each discovers how the inventions of women have become part of their everyday lives.Over time, each one discovers they are not very different from the women inventors they have come to admire. Hopefully this book will show a wide range of inventions created by women and help inspire women to consider scientific careers.
Girls Think of Everything
Author: Catherine ThimmeshPublisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 1328772535
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.
Women Inventors
Author: Linda Jacobs AltmanPublisher: Facts on File
ISBN: 9780816033850
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
This book presents ten gifted women from diverse eras and backgrounds whose inventions have had a profound impact on the way we live.
The Invention of Solitude
Author: Paul AusterPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571266746
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', reveals Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father. In 'The Book of Memory' the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, 'A', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.