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This hands-on book takes a look at four brilliant women -- Ada Lovelace, Anna Atkins, Hildegard Von Bingen, and Maria Telkes -- and the world-changing innovations they created. Walk in their footsteps as you discover how these women became inventors, learn what inspired them, and then try your hand at recreating their most famous inventions -- computer programs, solar photography, codes and ciphers, and water purifiers.

Geek Girl's Guide to Geek Women: An Examination

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      Publisher O'Reilly Media
      Published 31 March 2018
      ISBN-13 9781680454994
      978-1680454994
      ISBN-10 1680454994
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      Biography: science, technology and medicine Collected biographies Inventions and inventors

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      Book Synopsis
      This hands-on book takes a look at four brilliant women -- Ada Lovelace, Anna Atkins, Hildegard Von Bingen, and Maria Telkes -- and the world-changing innovations they created. Walk in their footsteps as you discover how these women became inventors, learn what inspired them, and then try your hand at recreating their most famous inventions -- computer programs, solar photography, codes and ciphers, and water purifiers.

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