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Wonder women of science : twelve geniuses who are currently rocking science, technology, and the world. / by Fletcher, Tiera,1995-author.(CARDINAL)803677; Rue, Ginger,author.(CARDINAL)344113; Comport, Sally Wern,illustrator.(CARDINAL)347996;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-187) and index.Tiera Fletcher : preface -- Davina Durgana : fighting modern slavery through math -- Evelyn Galban : providing top medical care for all creatures -- Cierra McDonald : using computer science for serious fun -- Patrícia Medici : saving the tapirs (and rain forests... and woods... and grasslands) -- Dava Newman : rethinking the marshmallow space suit -- Maureen Raymo : unlocking climate change secrets from the earth and the ocean -- Mareena Robinson Snowden : using science for world peace -- Monsi Román : cracking down on the world's tiniest stowaways -- Kaitlyn Sadtler : engineering the immune system for tissue regeneration -- Sara Seager : searching the cosmos for another earth -- Teresa Woodruff : safeguarding the future of girls with cancer -- Minjuan Zhang : driving automobile technology to (literally) unseen destinations.The twelve scientists who are profiled here are women from all sorts of backgrounds who are currently rocking science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each of them has a different story to tell about how she got to where she is today, but the one thing they have in common is that they are truly wonder women of science. Around the world there are many more women doing incredible work and breaking new ground in STEM fields--not to mention girls of all ages dreaming of how they will one day contribute.1050L
Subjects: Biographies.; Illustrated works.; Young adult literature.; Scientists; Women scientists; Science.; Engineers; Women engineers; Engineering.; Technology.; Mathematicians; Women mathematicians; Mathematics.;
Available copies: 26 / Total copies: 27
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Overnight code : the life of Raye Montague, the woman who revolutionized naval engineering / by Bowers, Paige,author.(CARDINAL)415597; Montague, David R.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228)."Raye Montague was an ambitious little girl in segregated Little Rock. She grew to be a woman who spent a lifetime educating herself, both inside and outside of the classroom, so that she could become the person and professional she aspired to be. Where some saw roadblocks, Montague only saw hurdles that needed to be overcome. Her mindset helped her become the first person to draft a Naval ship design by computer, using a program she worked late nights to debug. She did this as a single mother during the height of the Cold War, all the while imbuing her son with the hard-won wisdom she had accumulated throughout the years"--Amazon.
Subjects: Biographies.; Montague, Raye, 1935-2018.; Women marine engineers; African American engineers; Marine engineers;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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12 women in science and technology / by DeVore, Brianna L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Beatrice Medicine: Studying Native American cultures -- Eugenie Clark: Shark lady -- Carol Shaw: Video game pioneer -- Annie Easley: Human computer -- Beatrice "Tilly" Shilling: a war-winning invention -- Sonja Lyubomirsky: Happiness researcher -- Adriana Ocampo: a leader in space exploration -- Tiera Guinn Fletcher: building a rocket to Mars -- Barbara McClintock: jumping genes -- Angelica Lim: teaching robots to feel -- Edith Clarke: electrical engineering pioneer -- Nina Tandon: growing bones -- Out of the shadows."Meet almost 200 women who challenged stereotypes, overcame barriers, and opened doors. This series spotlights a diverse selection of women from history, the present, and around the world. Some were the first in their fields. Some rose to the top of companies, even nations. Some quietly did their job and had a lasting impact. Get to know them all." -- Back cover.750LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Women scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Galaxy girls : 50 amazing stories of women in space / by Jackson, Libby,1981-author.(CARDINAL)679499;
Filled with beautiful full-color illustrations, a groundbreaking compendium honoring the amazing true stories of fifty inspirational women who helped fuel some of the greatest achievements in space exploration from the nineteenth century to today-including Hidden Figure's Mary Jackson and Katherine Johnson as well as former NASA Chief Astronaut Peggy Whitson, the record-holding American biochemistry researcher who has spent the most cumulative time in space. When Neil Armstrong stepped off the ladder of the lunar module, Eagle, he famously spoke of ٢one small step for man.٣ But Armstrong would not have reached the moon without the help of women. Today, females across the earth and above it-astronauts and mathematicians, engineers and physicists, test pilots and aerospace psychophysiologists-are pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, helping us to understand the universe and our place in it. Galaxy Girls celebrates more than four dozen extraordinary women from around the globe whose contributions have been fundamental to the story of humankind's quest to reach the stars. From Ada Lovelace in the nineteenth century to the ٢colored computers٣ behind the Apollo missions, from the astronauts breaking records on the International Space Station to the scientific pioneers blazing the way to Mars, Galaxy Girls goes boldly where few books have gone before, celebrating this band of heroic sisters and their remarkable and often little known scientific achievements. Written by Libby Jackson, a leading British expert in human space flight, and illustrated with striking artwork from the students of London College of Communication, Galaxy Girls will fire the imaginations of trailblazers of all ages.
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Women in astronautics.; Women astronauts.; Women in science.; Women in computer science.;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 13
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The untold story of Mary Golda Ross : pioneering space engineer / by Phillips, Katrina M.,author.(CARDINAL)864345;
Includes bibliographic references (page 31) and index."You may have heard about "human computers" like Katherine Johnson who were essential to NASA's space program. But there were other women who also played key roles in the space race-like Cherokee engineer Mary Golda Ross who became Lockheed Martin's firstfemale engineer and later worked on projects with NASA. With key biographical information and related historical events, this Capstone Captivate book uncovers Mary Golda Ross's story and her contributions to NASA's space program. Dive into the First butForgotten series to read rarely told stories from history"--Ages 8 to 11Grades 4-6
Subjects: Ross, Mary Golda, 1908-2008; Aerospace engineers; Women aerospace engineers; Cherokee Indians; Cherokee women; Aerospace engineers; Women aerospace engineers; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dreaming in code : Ada Byron Lovelace, computer pioneer./ by McCully, Emily Arnold,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-157) and index.1816-1824. Born into scandal ; Mother and child with governesses ; She has a father -- 1825-1832. Her imagination soars ; Guarded by furies ; An elopement -- 1833-1835. Meeting Babbage ; A role model ; Courtship and marriage -- 1836-1842. Motherhood ; Grasping for mathematics ; The new engine ; A restless student -- 1842-1852. Masterwork ; At loose ends ; Restless spirit ; An awful death.Even by 1800s standards, Ada Byron Lovelace had an unusual upbringing. Her narcissistic mother worked hard at cultivating her own role as martyred ex-wife of bad-boy poet Lord Byron and had Ada tutored at home by some of the brightest minds. Ada developed a hunger for mental puzzles, mathematical conundrums, and scientific discovery that kept pace with the breathtaking advances of the industrial and social revolutions taking place in Europe. At seventeen, Ada met inventor Charles Babbage. In spite of the difference of their years, they were kindred spirits and intellects. Their ensuing collaborations would ultimately result in ideas that presaged computer programming by a century. Ada Lovelace is today recognized and celebrated as a pioneer and a prophet of the information age.1110LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Lovelace, Ada King, Countess of, 1815-1852.; Women mathematicians.; Mathematicians; Computers.; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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American men & women of science : a biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences / by Muhr, Jeffrey,editor.(CARDINAL)683889;
v. 1. A-Bek -- v. 2. Bel-Bzy -- v. 3. C -- v. 4. D-E -- v. 5. F-Gok -- v. 6. Gol-Hib -- v. 7. Hic-J -- v. 8. K-Lat -- v. 9. Lau-Mak -- v. 10. Mal-Myu -- v. 11. N-Pil -- v. 12. Pim-Rua -- v. 13. Rub-Sil -- v. 14. Sim-Szy -- v. 15. T-War -- v. 16. Was-Z -- v. 17. Discipline index.Profiles living persons in the physical and biological fields, as well as public health scientists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians, and computer scientists.
Subjects: Biographies.; Scientists; Physical scientists; Biologists; Medical scientists; Engineers; Mathematicians; Statisticians; Computer scientists;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 17
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Find your path : unconventional lessons from 36 leading scientists and engineers / by Goodman, Daniel(Daniel Lawrence),author.;
Scientists offer personal accounts of the challenges, struggles, successes, U-turns, and satisfactions encountered in their careers in industry, academia, and government.
Subjects: Biographies.; Engineering; Engineers; Science; Scientists; Women engineers; Women scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The woman in the moon : how Margaret Hamilton helped fly the first astronauts to the moon / by Maurer, Richard,1950-author.(CARDINAL)764686;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. Growing up -- Part 2. Countdown -- Part 3. To the moon."A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of the men and women who worked hard to make that landing. One of those people was Margaret Hamilton. A young computer engineer, Hamilton was hired to develop the completely new software used in the groundbreaking Apollo Space Program. Soon she became the lead engineer, one of the few women in the almost entirely male-dominated profession. But it wasn't always easy. In The Woman in the Moon, science-writer and journalist Richard Maurer (Destination Moon, 2019) dives deep into the backstory of this extraordinary woman. With first-hand interviews and access to primary sources, this striking biography perfectly captures the exciting atmosphere of the Space Race and the inspiring figure of Margaret Hamilton."--Ages 10-14
Subjects: Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, 1936-; Computer software developers; Computer programmers; Women scientists; Scientists; Project Apollo (U.S.); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The woman in the moon : how Margaret Hamilton helped fly the first astronauts to the moon / by Maurer, Richard,1950-author.(CARDINAL)764686;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and index.Part 1. Growing up -- Part 2. Countdown -- Part 3. To the moon."A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of the men and women who worked hard to make that landing. One of those people was Margaret Hamilton. A young computer engineer, Hamilton was hired to develop the completely new software used in the groundbreaking Apollo Space Program. Soon she became the lead engineer, one of the few women in the almost entirely male-dominated profession. But it wasn't always easy. In The Woman in the Moon, science-writer and journalist Richard Maurer (Destination Moon, 2019) dives deep into the backstory of this extraordinary woman. With first-hand interviews and access to primary sources, this striking biography perfectly captures the exciting atmosphere of the Space Race and the inspiring figure of Margaret Hamilton"--Grades 7-9Ages 10-141100L
Subjects: Biographies.; Illustrated works.; Hamilton, Margaret Heafield, 1936-; Project Apollo (U.S.); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Computer software developers; Computer programmers; Women scientists; Scientists;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 19
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