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02772aam a22004218i 4500 001 B450D2AC917D11ED92F77E3E29ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230111010047 008 210728t20222022nyua j 001 0ceng 010 $a 2021037083 020 $a 1338800299 020 $a 9781338800296 020 $a 1338800302 020 $a 9781338800302 020 $a 1338800280 020 $a 9781338800289 035 $a (OCoLC)1264173047 040 $a NJQ/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OJ4 $d VP@ $d YDX $d BDX $d SDG $d TOP $d JIU $d SILO 042 $a lcac $a lcac 100 1 $a Speregen, Devra Newberger. 245 10 $a Making inventions / $c by Devra Newberger Speregen. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., $c 2022. 300 $a 48 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 22 cm. 490 0 $a SuperHERoes of science 500 $a Includes index. 520 $a "Narrative nonfiction, each title highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science. Photographs throughout"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a " This brand-new series highlights some of the major contributions women have made in the world of science.Women have been pioneers of inventions. Some have come up with practical ways to solve problems in their own lives, such as Marie van Brittan Brown, who invented closed-circuit TV because she did not feel safe opening the door in her New York City tenement block in the 1960s. Other women have been trained scientists working in laboratories, such as Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of bullet-proof Kevlar. Few of these women have received full credit, because their inventions are not always spectacular, yet we all use them every day: the windshield wiper, the paper bag, the coffee filter, and the diaper. This book tells their stories and describes their vital contributions"-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 1 $a Ages 8-10. $b Scholastic Inc. 521 2 $a Grades 4-6. $b Scholastic Inc. 505 0 $a Super SHEroes change the world -- Josephine Cochrane -- At work with Josephine Cochrane -- Mary Anderson -- Marie von Brittan Brown -- Shirley Ann Jackson -- At work with Shirley Ann Jackson -- Nancy Maria Johnson -- Marion Donovan -- Maria Telkes -- Stephanie Kwolek -- Valerie Thomas -- Jane ni Dhulchaointigh -- Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad -- Gitanjali Rao. 650 0 $a Women inventors $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Women in technology $v Juvenile literature. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Technological innovations $v Juvenile literature. 941 $a 1 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20230111010630.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B450D2AC917D11ED92F77E3E29ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search