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? This updated and expanded edition includes even more inventors and their inventions that reflect our diverse and technological world.
"An outstanding collective biography of women and girls who changed the world with their inventions. Thimmesh surveys unique and creative ideas that were both borne of necessity or were simply a product of ingenuity and hard work." -- School Library Journal
Recommended Age | 8 and up |
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Author | Catherine Thimmesh |
Illustrator | Melissa Sweet |
ISBN | 1328772535 |
Publication Date | Mar 11, 2002 |
Publisher | Sandpiper |
Language | English |