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Women inventors & their discoveries / Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek ; foreword by Ruth Handler.
Vare, Ethlie Ann, author.; Ptacek, Greg.
1993
G 310 VAR.W
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Title
Women inventors & their discoveries / Ethlie Ann Vare and Greg Ptacek ; foreword by Ruth Handler.
Author
Vare, Ethlie Ann, author.
Ptacek, Greg.
Description
160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN
1881508064
9781881508069
Alternate Call Number
G 310 VAR.W
Summary
Surveys the lives and work of such innovative women as Grace Hopper, Fannie Farmer, C.J. Walker, and Stephanie Kwolek.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Elizabeth Lucas Pinckley
Martha Coston
Fannie Merritt Farmer
Madam C.J. Walker
S. Josephine Baker
Barbara McClintock
Bette Nesmith Graham
Grace Hopper
Ruth Handler
Stephanie Kwolek. Includes Elizabeth Lucas Pinckney (indigo plant dye), Martha Coston (signal flares), Fannie Farmer (standardized recipes), Madam C.J. Walker (hair-care products), S. Josephine Baker (child hygiene), Barbara McClintock (genetics), Bette Nesmith Graham (Liquid Paper), Grace Hopper (computer-programming language), Ruth Handler (the Barbie doll), and Stephanie Kwolek (Kevlar).
Series
Series
Profiles.
Published
Minneapolis : Oliver Press, c1993.
Language
English
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