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50 Women

Name: 50 Women
Author: Cheryl Robson

Cheryl Robson,

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eBook - ePub

50 Women

Cheryl Robson,

About this book

50 Women in Technology is a full-colour book celebrating female pioneers and trailblazers in STEM. It features 25 extraordinary women in history from Ada Lovelace to Emmanuelle Charpentier, as well as over 25 exclusive interviews with incredible women who are leading the way in the fast-paced world of technology today.

Pioneers:

Ada Lovelace
Hertha Ayrton
Nettie Stevens
Marie Curie
Lise Meitner
Irène Joliot-Curie
Katharine Burr Blodgett
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Maria Goeppert Mayer
Grace Hopper
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Chien-Shiung Wu
Hedy Lamarr
Katherine Johnson
Rosalind Franklin
Jean Jennings Bartik
Evelyn Berezin
Vera Rubin
Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley
Valentina Tereshkova
Sau Lan Wu
Ada Yonath
Sally Ride
Sophie Wilson
Emmanuelle Charpentier

Includes 26 exclusive interviews with women who are at the forefront today developing new products, making discoveries:

Amalia Ballarino (Nuclear Engineer), Ana Oliveira (Crop Genetics), Anaïs Engelmann and Megan Hale (Design Engineering), Anda Waluyo Sapardan (Medical Tech/Healthcare), Anna Lukasson-Herzig (Computing/AI), Brenda Romero (Video Games), Clarice Phelps (Nuclear Chemist), Claudia Brind -Woody (IT), Coty Craven (videogames/IT), Emily Holmes (Neuroscientist), Erica Kang (Cryptocurrency), Gretchen Andrew (NFT Artist), Ida Tin (FemTech), Katalin Kariko (Biochemistry), Kasia Gora (Food Tech), Maria Carolina Fujihara (Environmental Tech), Marita Cheng (Robotics), Mary Agbesanwa (FinTech), Mary Lou Jepsen (Imaging/Healthcare), Morenike Fajemisin (FemTech), Odunayo Eweniyi (Financial Tech), Rumman Chowdhury (Internet Algorithms/Data Science), Sheri Graner Ray (Videogames), Stephanie Willerth, (Bioengineering), Tan Le (Medical Tech) and Yewande Akinola (Sustainability).

Georgina Ferry is a science writer, biographer, author and broadcaster. Herbooks include: Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life; The Common Thread: A story of science, politics, ethics and the human genome with John Sulston; A computer called LEO: Lyons Teashops and the world's first office computer; Max Perutz and the Secret of Life; EMBO in perspective.

Reviews

"There are phenomenal women all over the technology landscape but we need to tell their stories to inspire more and to show what's possible. Unfortunately the industry, while growing in importance has shrinking numbers of women. This is a must read." – Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of lastminute.com

"Women have played a fundamental part in the creation and success of the technology industry. We should all have grown up hearing their names, but unfortunately too often their contributions have not been championed. This book highlights the incredible contributions of 50 inspiring women tech pioneers, don't miss the opportunity to find out all about them." – Sue Black, computer scientist

"As a woman who works in STEM, I was really looking forward to reading this book. It did not disappoint. Even as someone who works in STEM, I learned a lot and there are women I intend to look into further." **** – Jessica Fisk, Netgalley

"Celebrating trailblazers past and present, this book pays tribute to pioneering women in STEM fields. This book is engaging, informative, and easy to read. The interviews will be especially interesting for students interested in a STEM career. " ***** – Andrea Romance, Netgalley

"The stories are inspirational and should be told at school, in the workplace, in the media and in the home. While reading to a young boy or girl about a sports hero may be a popular choice at bedtime, an inspiration excerpt from 50 Women In Technology may have longer, more positive consequences for their overall development." – Kevin Cougler, Director, STEM Camp.

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