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Author:

Lord, Michelle, author.

Title:

Patricia's vision : the doctor who saved sight / by Michelle Lord ; illustrated by Alleanna Harris.

Publisher:

Sterling Publishing Co.Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Subject:

Bath, Patricia,--1942-2019--Juvenile literature.
Ophthalmologists--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women inventors--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African American women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Eye--Surgery--Juvenile literature.
Lasers in surgery--History--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Harris, Alleanna, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (endpapers).

Summary:

"Born in 1940s Harlem, Patricia Bath dreamed of being a doctor--even though that wasn't a career option for most women. This biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to become an ophthalmologist and restore sight to the blind. "Choosing miracles" when everyone else had given up hope, she invented a specialized laser for removing cataracts, becoming the first African American woman doctor to receive a medical patent"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

145493137X
9781454931379

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1090698904

LCCN:

2019012072

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

WPPB215 -- Everly Public Library (Everly)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

JEPA911 -- New Virginia Public Library (New Virginia)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)