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Stolen science : thirteen untold stories of scientists and inventors almost written out of history / Ella Schwartz ; illustrated by Gaby D'Alessandro.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 122 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781547602285
  • 1547602287
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Mary Anning -- Jo Anderson -- Antonio Meucci -- Benjamin Bradley -- Carlos Juan Finlay -- Anna Wessels Williams -- Nettie Stevens -- Lise Meitner -- Alice Ball -- Hilde Mangold -- Chien-Shiung Wu -- Marie Tharp -- Rosalind Franklin.
Summary: "Over the centuries, women, people from underrepresented communities, and immigrants overcame prejudices and social obstacles to make remarkable discoveries in science-but they weren't the ones to receive credit in history books. People with more power, money, and prestige were remembered as the inventor of the telephone, the scientists who decoded the structure of DNA, and the doctor who discovered the cause of yellow fever. This book aims to set the record straight and celebrate the nearly forgotten inventors and scientists who shaped our world today. " -- Publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 509.22 S399 Available 33111010676654
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 509.22 S399 Available 33111010572507
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A fresh approach to a timely topic, Stolen Science is a fascinating compendium of stories of uncredited scientists and inventors throughout the ages.

Over the centuries, women, people from underrepresented communities, and immigrants overcame prejudices and social obstacles to make remarkable discoveries in science--but they weren't the ones to receive credit in history books. People with more power, money, and prestige were remembered as the inventor of the telephone, the scientists who decoded the structure of DNA, and the doctor who discovered the cause of yellow fever. This book aims to set the record straight and celebrate the nearly forgotten inventors and scientists who shaped our world today.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-115).

Mary Anning -- Jo Anderson -- Antonio Meucci -- Benjamin Bradley -- Carlos Juan Finlay -- Anna Wessels Williams -- Nettie Stevens -- Lise Meitner -- Alice Ball -- Hilde Mangold -- Chien-Shiung Wu -- Marie Tharp -- Rosalind Franklin.

"Over the centuries, women, people from underrepresented communities, and immigrants overcame prejudices and social obstacles to make remarkable discoveries in science-but they weren't the ones to receive credit in history books. People with more power, money, and prestige were remembered as the inventor of the telephone, the scientists who decoded the structure of DNA, and the doctor who discovered the cause of yellow fever. This book aims to set the record straight and celebrate the nearly forgotten inventors and scientists who shaped our world today. " -- Publisher.

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