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Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Women have made some of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. In this title, readers learn about mathematician and computer programmer Grace Hopper from her early career programming Mark I and UNIVAC, to the development of the FLOW-MATIC and COBOL. A timeline, sidebars, fun facts, glossary, and index supplement the text." -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishnig
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Women have made some of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. In this title, readers learn about Hedy Lamarr from her early career as a Hollywood actress to her invention of a frequency-hopping mechanism that is now used in cell phones and GPS technology. A timeline, sidebars, fun facts, glossary, and index supplement the text." -- Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the life and work of the astrophysicist who helped discovered pulsars as a student at the University of Cambridge and who went on to win the Royal Medal for contributions in the field of astronomy.