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Incredible women inventors

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  • Publisher:
    Second Story Press, 2006
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Braun, Sandra
    Date:
    Created
    2006
    Summary:

    This book in the acclaimed Women’s Hall of Fame Series profiles 10 incredible women with an itch to invent. Written in an accessible, engaging, and informative style, Incredible Women Inventors examines both the challenges and successes in the lives of ten international problem-solvers. From Anna Sutherland Bissell, inventor of the carpet sweeper, to Elizabeth “Elsie” MacGill, the first woman aircraft designer in the world, young readers will have much to motivate them after reading these biographies, both in science and in life in general.

    Genre:
    Canadian nonfiction, Juvenile nonfiction
    Sujets: Biographies | Science | Women inventors | Inventions
    Original Publisher: [S.l.], Second Story Press
    Language(s): English