All that glitters -- A shy and quiet girl -- A life in learning -- Power couple -- In exile -- A secret project -- Two of a kind -- The general and the scientist -- American life -- Recruiting -- Leona -- Coworkers -- The reactor -- Diz -- The professor and the apprentice -- Chicago pile-1 -- The Los Alamos visit -- Coming to America -- Trinity -- The end and the beginning.
Summary:
Documents the lives and careers of the female scientists who worked on the development of the atomic bomb during World War II without recognition or acknowledgement. Discusses how they faced gender discrimination and exclusion, and struggled with the ethics of science and the aftermath of their creation. Includes a scientific timeline, and black-and-white photographs.
Indexed by:
Booklist, 5/15/2020 Kirkus Review, 3/1/2020 Publishers Weekly, 4/20/2020 School Library Connection, 3/2020 School Library Journal, 1/2020
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.