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Magnificent Minds, 2nd Edition by Pendred E. Noyce

Magnificent Minds, 2nd Edition

17 Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine

Pendred E. Noyce

Tumblehome, Inc. · Print & ebook · March 15, 2021

Did you know that Florence Nightingale pioneered the use of statistics in public health?

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Who it’s for
Meet pioneering women in science and medicine, from mathematical astronomy to laser eye surgery.
Themes
Women in science and medicine, Scientific and medical achievements
Genres
Science & Tech Biographies, Women's Lives, History of Science for Teens

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About this book

Did you know that Florence Nightingale pioneered the use of statistics in public health? That Marie Curie is still the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in both physics and chemistry—and the only winner whose daughter also won a Nobel Prize? That in the 17th century, the most accomplished scholar in mathematical astronomy was a Polish woman, Maria Cunitz?

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Now includes a pioneer of laser eye surgery, Patricia Bath, and a new afterword about women's position in the sciences today.

Women in Science

Meet pioneering women in science and medicine, from mathematical astronomy to laser eye surgery.

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  • Florence Nightingale’s public-health statistics work
  • Profiles including Maria Cunitz and Patricia Bath

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  • Marie Curie’s two Nobel Prize fields
  • A new afterword on women’s position in science today

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Women's Lives84%
History of Science for Teens75%
Science & Tech Biographies72%

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  • Science & Tech Biographies
  • Women's Lives
  • Science & Nature for Teens
Authors
Pendred E. Noyce
Publisher
Tumblehome, Inc.
Published
March 15, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Women in science and medicine · Scientific and medical achievements
Reading lane
Science & Tech Biographies