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Product Identifiers
PublisherHighlights Press, C/O Highlights for Children, Inc.
ISBN-101662680066
ISBN-139781662680069
eBay Product ID (ePID)23057291111
Product Key Features
Book TitleBrilliant Calculator : How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
Number of Pages40 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
TopicBiography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Technology / Electricity & Electronics, United States / General
IllustratorReagan, Susan, Yes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, History
AuthorJan Lower
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight15.4 Oz
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2021-925888
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The full-color images catch the eye and playfully include mathematical puzzles. Edith's quotes are interspersed throughout, highlighting her love of math and her determination to succeed in a traditionally male field. This one will inspire and validate any readers who love mathematics and calculations, especially anyone who has felt marginalized within STEM fields...Rousing encouragement for readers--especially math-minded ones--to follow their dreams." -- Kirkus Reviews
Grade FromSecond Grade
Grade ToFifth Grade
SynopsisA Mathical Honor Book Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this STEM/STEAM picture book about Edith Clarke, the innovator who solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator--from paper! Long before calculators were invented, little Edith Clarke devoured numbers, conquered calculations, cracked puzzles, and breezed through brainteasers. Edith wanted to be an engineer--to use the numbers she saw all around her to help build America. When she grew up, no one would hire a woman engineer. But that didn't stop Edith from following her passion and putting her lightning-quick mind to the problem of electricity. But the calculations took so long! Always curious, Edith couldn't help thinking of better ways to do things. She constructed a "calculator" from paper that was ten times faster than doing all that math by hand! Her invention won her a job, making her the first woman electrical engineer in America. And because Edith shared her knowledge with others, her calculator helped electrify America, bringing telephones and light across the nation.
LC Classification NumberTK140.C58L69 2023
