Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
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| Audience/Grade: | 5-College Freshman |
| Discipline(s): |
General Engineering, Engineering Science |
| Special Topic(s): |
Women and Information Technology Women Inventors |
| Learning Resource Type: |
Reference - Article/Document |
| Media Type: |
Audio |
| Author(s): |
Catherine Thimmesh |
| Description: | In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. Their creations are some of the most enduring (the windshield wiper) and best loved (the chocolate chip cookie). What inspired these women, and just how did they turn their ideas into realities? About the author: Catherine Thimmesh once discovered that if you hold your watch up to your eyes at a certain angle, the glass face acts as a mirror and you can capture an image (the room you're in, for example) and then turn the image sideways and upside down (it's very fun, she says). She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband and two young children. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. |
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| Keywords: | gender equity women inventors |
| Referenced By: |
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day |
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| Use of Resource: |
Listed as top reading for Engineers Week in 2009. |
| Difficulty: |
Easy |
| Interactivity Level: |
Very low |
| Version Info | |
| Publication Date: | February 2009 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://books.google.com/books?id=Ij3hSaflXGUC&dq=%22Girls+Think+o |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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