Engineering Women
Subtitle: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts
Publisher: Springer
Published: Sep 24, 2016
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 85
ISBN-13: 9783319407982
Description: "Packed with fascinating biographical sketches of female engineers, this chronological history of engineering brightens previously shadowy corners of our increasingly engineered world's recent past. In addition to a detailed description of the diverse arenas encompassed by the word 'engineering' and a nuanced overview of the development of the field, the book includes numerous statistics and thought provoking facts about women's roles in the achievement of thrilling scientific innovations. This text is a unique resource for students launching research projects in engineering and related fields, professionals interested in gaining a broader understanding of how engineering as a discipline has been impacted by events of global significance, and scholars of women's immense, often obscured, contributions to scientific progress." -- Publisher's description
Notes: Source title: Engineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts (Women in Engineering and Science)