It’sascientificfact:Womenrock!Acharminglyillustratedandeducationalbook,NewYorkTimesbestsellerWomeninSciencehighlightsthecontributionsoffiftynotablewomentothefieldsofscience,technology,engineering,andmathematics(STEM)fromtheancienttothemodernworld.Fullofstriking,singularart,thisfascinatingcollectionalsocontainsinfographicsaboutrelevanttopicssuchaslabequipment,ratesofwomencurrentlyworkinginSTEMfields,andanillustratedscientificglossary.Thetrailblazingwomenprofiledincludewell-knownfigureslikeprimatologistJaneGoodall,aswellaslesser-knownpioneerssuchasKatherineJohnson,theAfrican-Americanphysicistandmathematicianwhocalculatedthetrajectoryofthe1969Apollo11missiontothemoon.WomeninSciencecelebratestheachievementsoftheintrepidwomenwhohavepavedthewayforthenextgenerationoffemaleengineers,biologists,mathematicians,doctors,astronauts,physicists,andmore!--BrainPickings-BestScienceBooksoftheYear
