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Born curious : 20 girls who grew up to be awesome scientists

Freeman, Martha, 1956- (Author). Wu, Katy. (Added Author).

A collection of biographies of twenty groundbreaking women scientists who were curious kids and grew up to make incredible discoveries.

Book  - 2020
J 509.2 Fre
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  • ISBN: 9781534421530
  • Physical Description 122 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Paula Wiseman Book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Ellen Swallow Richards -- Joan Beauchamp Procter -- Frances Oldham Kelsey -- Gertrude Belle Elion -- Rosalind Franklin -- Marie Tharp -- Vera Cooper Rubin -- Tu Youyou -- Sylvia Earle -- Lynn Alexander Margulis -- Patricia Era Bath -- Christiane Nusslein-Volhard -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell -- Shirley Anne Jackson -- Ingrid Daubechies -- Adriana Ocampo -- Susan Solomon -- Carol Greider -- May-Britt Moser -- Maryam Mirzakhani -- Afterword: So you want to be a scientist.