The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
Jan Lower
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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.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Jan LowerPublisher: Calkins Creek BooksPublished: 03/14/2023ISBN: 9781662680069Pages: 40Weight: 1.25lbsReview Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 50
The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
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The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
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9781662680069
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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Jan Lower
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 03/14/2023
ISBN: 9781662680069
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 50
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Jan Lower
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 03/14/2023
ISBN: 9781662680069
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 50
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.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Jan Lower
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 03/14/2023
ISBN: 9781662680069
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 50
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Jan Lower
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 03/14/2023
ISBN: 9781662680069
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.25lbs
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 50
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