Review
This is most definitely a book to be read by your daughters and your sons and one which is sure to inspire a future generation of ‘Women In Science’. (The Bookbag)
Readers will find a wide variety of nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, orientations and social classes. Girls will find someone who looks like them. Hooray! And it’s not just a selection of the usual suspects either – Marie Curie is here, yes, but so are less famous women who were and are no less pioneering and brilliant. …
… and you know, Women in Science is also beautiful. Ignofotsky is a graphic designer and she has produced here not just beautiful illustrations that draw the eye and persuade it to linger, but also a great density of information distilled into nuggets of wonderful clarity. I could look at this book for hours. I wish I could have owned it as a child because I just know I would have returned to it over and over again.
Highly, highly recommended.
(The Bookbag)
A fascinating and superbly presented book (Parents In Touch)
I am in love with this book … all girls should have a copy (Waterstones.com)
Gorgeously illustrated … Ignotofsky introduces us to a succession of extraordinary individuals (Teach Primary)
A wonderful celebration of pioneering female scientists … truly inspirational (South Wales Evening Post)
A wonderful celebration of the achievements of the intrepid women from both the ancient and the modern worlds … Inspiring and informative (Surrey Advertiser)
Thoroughly inspiring and informative: a must for every child (Book Trust)
Women in Science – what an absolutely beautiful AND brilliant book! (Cherry Healey)
A stunning book celebrating the contributions of 50 trailblazing women. (Little London)
Book Description
Throughout history, many women have asked questions about our world. When they were told, ‘You can’t’, they replied: ‘Try and stop me.’
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A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds. The book also contains fascinating infographics and an illustrated scientific glossary. The extraordinary women profiled include well-known figures like the physicist and chemist Marie Curie, as well as lesser-known pioneers such as Katherine Johnson, the African-American mathematician who calculated the trajectory of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Women in Science celebrates the achievements of the intrepid women who have paved the way for the next generation of female engineers, biologists, mathematicians, doctors, astronauts, physicists and beyond …