A charmingly illustrated gift book profiling 50 famous women scientists from the ancient Greek mathematician, philosopher, and astronomer, Hypatia, to Marie Curie, a physicist and chemist.A recent U.S. Department of Education survey found that high school girls take the same number of math and science classes as boys and earn slightly higher grades, but only 15 percent of U.S. collegiate women major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STEM fields. Encouraging young women and girls to pursue STEM career tracks has never been more important. Women in Science highlights notable women's contributions to various scientific fields and inspires readers both young and old. A fascinating collection full of striking, singular art, the book features 50 profiles and illustrated portraits of women in STEM from the ancient to the modern world, and also contains infographics about interesting and relevant topics such as lab equipment and rates of women currently working in STEM fields. Profiles feature well-known figures, such as biologist Rachel Carson and primatologist Jane Goodall, as well as lesser-known pioneers, such as Dr. Patricia Bath, the first African-American woman to receive a medical patent, and Barbara McClintock, a Nobel Prize-winning cytogeneticist.
IGNOTOFSKY RACHEL
Es autora e ilustradora de numerosos libros de no ficción, entre ellos el superventas Mujeres de ciencia 2017 . Creció en Nueva Jersey, entre dibujos animados y bizcochos, y más tarde se graduó en la Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Lo que más le gusta en el mundo es dibujar y escribir libros que enseñen de forma entretenida y emocionante. Rachel espera que este libro inspire a las niñas y a los niños a hacerse preguntas sobre el mundo que les rodea y a explorar la naturaleza. En Errata naturae hemos publicado ¿Qué esconde el capullo de una oruga? Y otros misterios fascinantes de las mariposas y las polillas 2023 y ¿Qué esconde el nido de un pájaro? Y otros misterios fascinantes sobre la naturaleza y el ciclo de la vida 2024 .
