women scientists

Margaret Hamilton wrote the computer software that helped humans land on the moon. Learn about Hamilton's fascinating career, including her role in the moon landing.--.

Presents profiles of twenty-three twentieth-century American women scientists who have made significant contributions to a variety of fields, including nuclear physics, pharmaceutical chemistry, industrial medicine, cytogenetics, and others.

"This concluding volume will final reveal the truth behind [Isabella, Lady Trent of Scirland] most notorious adventure-- braving the highest mountains in the world, buried behind the territory of Scirland's enemies-- and what she discovered there, within the Sanctuary of Wings"--Jacket flap.

"Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions."--OCLC.

"A collection of profiles of some of history's most fascinating female scientists."--Provided by publisher.

"A collection of profiles of some of history's most fascinating female scientists."--Provided by publisher.

Margaret Hamilton loved numbers as a young girl. Soon math led her to MIT and then to helping NASA put a man on the moon!.

A brief biography of six women scientists who have changed the world.

This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal.

Profiles 186 women whose work is representative of the women in science of their time and culture.