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  • Sahai, Supriya, 1977- author.
     
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  • Women in technology -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Technology -- History -- Juvenile literature.
     
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    Advancing technology : women who led the way / by Supriya Sahai.
    by Sahai, Supriya, 1977- author.
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    New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022.
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  • Women in technology -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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  • Technology -- History -- Juvenile literature.
  • ISBN: 
    9781338800388 (library binding)
    1338800388 (library binding)
    Series: 
    SuperSHEroes of science.
    Description: 
    48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
    Edition: 
    First edition.
    Contents: 
    SuperSHEroes change the world -- Biographies: Ada Lovelace -- Hedy Lamarr -- Annie Easley -- At work with Annie Easley -- Elizabeth Feinler -- At work with Elizabeth Feinler -- Edith Clarke -- Grace Hopper -- Erna Schneider Hoover -- The Caultron Girls -- Gladys West -- Olga Gonzalez-Sanabria -- Ursula Keller -- Maanasa Mendu -- Timeline -- Where in the world? -- Words of wisdom.
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    "This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Did you know that the technology behind cell phones was based on an idea developed during World War II by the Hollywood star Heddy Lamar to prevent the enemy intercepting radio messages? The computer and other electronic devices have changed life dramatically over the last 70 years-and many of the key breakthroughs in technology were made by women. These women's achievements were often highly specialized and have been widely overlooked. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions"--
    Audience: 
    Ages 8-10. Scholastic Inc.
    Grades 4-6. Scholastic Inc.
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