Magnificent Minds, 2nd Edition: 17 Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine

Did you know that Florence Nightingale pioneered the use of statistics in public health? That Marie Curie is still the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry--and the only winner whose daughter also won a Nobel Prize? That in the 17th century, the most accomplished scholar in mathematical astronomy was a Polish woman, Maria Cunitz? Now includes a pioneer of laser eye surgery, Patricia Bath, and a new afterword about women's position in the sciences today.

Author: Pendred E. Noyce
Publisher: Tumblehome, Inc.
Published: 03/15/2021
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.20w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781943431649
ISBN10: 1943431647
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Science & Nature | General (see also headings under Animals
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology

About the Author
Pendred Noyce is a physician, writer, and advocate for science education. She is the author of 14 fiction and non-fiction books for children.