Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Rachel Ignotofsky

Book cover for Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Book cover for Women in Science: Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Book cover for Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
Book cover for Women in Science: Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

Rachel Ignotofsky

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This "wittily illustrated [and] accessible volume" (The Wall Street Journal) highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world.

"The must-read, girl-power STEM book."--InStyle

It's a scientific fact: Women rock! This fascinating, educational collection features 50 illustrated portraits of trailblazing women in STEM throughout history. Full of striking, singular art, Women in Science also contains infographics about relevant topics such as lab equipment, rates of women currently working in STEM fields, and an illustrated scientific glossary. The trailblazing women profiled include such pioneers as primatologist Jane Goodall and mathematician Katherine Johnson, who calculated the trajectory of the 1969 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 more!

About the Author

RACHEL IGNOTOFSKY is a New York Times-bestselling author, illustrator, designer. She graduated from Tyler School of Art's graphic design program and formerly worked as a senior designer and illustrator at Hallmark Greetings. Rachel and her work have been featured in many print and online media outlets such as Babble, the Huffington Post, Scientific American, and Buzzfeed. She is the author of The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth, Women in Science, Women in Sports, and I Love Science.

Critical Reviews

Praise for the original edition of WOMEN IN SCIENCE

"Here are physicists, astronauts, mathematicians. Vulcanologist and entomologists. Inventors and Nobel laureates. Here is inspiration." -Mary Roach, author of Gulp

"A great addition to the shelf of any student, of any age." -Hope Jahren, author of Lab Girl, for The Fader

"In this wittily illustrated, accessible volume, Rachel Ignotofsky highlights 50 women who changed the course of science." -Wall Street Journal

"Beautiful and instructive." -Entertainment Weekly (online)

" The must-read, girl-power STEM book." -InStyle (online)

"[A] beautifully curated collection...with a dash of whimsy thrown in." -Upworthy

" The world needs more books like this." -Scientific American's Symbiartic (online)

"Ignotofsky captures the heartbreaking inequalities that only amplify the impressiveness of these women's feats."
- Maria Popova, Brain Pickings (online)

"A clever introduction to women scientists through history." -Science Friday

Publishing Information

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub date: 2021-06-22
Length: 30 pages

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