The award-winning team behind The Lost Women of Science returns with ten more remarkable stories of female physicists, archaeologists, astronomers, doctors, and more whose contributions broke barriers and rewrote history.
Long before the history books took notice, women were already busy changing the world of science. Meet the physicist who worked alongside J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”; the daredevil who designed, built, and flew her own airplane; the chemist who helped create a lifesaving cancer-fighting drug—and seven more incredible trailblazers who defied expectations and followed their curiosity to groundbreaking discoveries.
From the creators of the award-nominated Lost Women of Science podcast comes an illuminating and inspiring portrait of ten revolutionary women in STEM. With riveting sketches, rarely seen photos, and insightful stories, this book invites readers to uncover the remarkable lives and lasting triumphs of science pioneers whose impact will never be forgotten.
Melina Bellows is the President of Fun Factory Press, a boutique publishing business specializing in children's nonfiction content. During her career at National Geographic, she created hundreds of new products and franchises, including the New York Times best-selling National Geographic Kids Almanac; and Weird But True!, a 30-book series that has collectively sold over 2.1M copies; and the reintroduction of National Geographic Kids magazine, now ranked as the #1 kids' magazine. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her two children and numerous pets.
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Katie Hafner is the host and co-executive producer of Lost Women of Science. Katie was a longtime reporter for The New York Times, where she continues to be a contributor, writing obituaries and advance obituaries. Katie is uniquely positioned to tell the stories of lost women of science. Not only does she bring a skilled hand to complex narratives, but she has been writing about women in STEM for more than 30 years. She is the author of seven books of nonfiction, and her first novel, The Boys, was published in 2022 by Spiegel & Grau. She is at work on her second novel. Katie is also the host and executive producer of Our Mothers Ourselves, an interview podcast that celebrates extraordinary mothers.
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The award-winning team behind The Lost Women of Science returns with ten more remarkable stories of female physicists, archaeologists, astronomers, doctors, and more whose contributions broke barriers and rewrote history.
Long before the history books took notice, women were already busy changing the world of science. Meet the physicist who worked alongside J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “Father of the Atomic Bomb”; the daredevil who designed, built, and flew her own airplane; the chemist who helped create a lifesaving cancer-fighting drug—and seven more incredible trailblazers who defied expectations and followed their curiosity to groundbreaking discoveries.
From the creators of the award-nominated Lost Women of Science podcast comes an illuminating and inspiring portrait of ten revolutionary women in STEM. With riveting sketches, rarely seen photos, and insightful stories, this book invites readers to uncover the remarkable lives and lasting triumphs of science pioneers whose impact will never be forgotten.
Author
Melina Bellows is the President of Fun Factory Press, a boutique publishing business specializing in children's nonfiction content. During her career at National Geographic, she created hundreds of new products and franchises, including the New York Times best-selling National Geographic Kids Almanac; and Weird But True!, a 30-book series that has collectively sold over 2.1M copies; and the reintroduction of National Geographic Kids magazine, now ranked as the #1 kids' magazine. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her two children and numerous pets.
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Katie Hafner is the host and co-executive producer of Lost Women of Science. Katie was a longtime reporter for The New York Times, where she continues to be a contributor, writing obituaries and advance obituaries. Katie is uniquely positioned to tell the stories of lost women of science. Not only does she bring a skilled hand to complex narratives, but she has been writing about women in STEM for more than 30 years. She is the author of seven books of nonfiction, and her first novel, The Boys, was published in 2022 by Spiegel & Grau. She is at work on her second novel. Katie is also the host and executive producer of Our Mothers Ourselves, an interview podcast that celebrates extraordinary mothers.
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