Engineering Women: Re-Visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783319407982)

Packed with fascinating biographical sketches of female engineers, this chronological history of engineering brightens previously shadowy corners of our increasingly engineered world's recent past. In addition to a detailed description of the diverse arenas encompassed by the word 'engineering' and a nuanced overview of the development of the field, the book includes numerous statistics and thought provoking facts about women's roles in the achievement of thrilling scientific innovations. This text is a unique resource for students launching research projects in engineering and related fields, professionals interested in gaining a broader understanding of how engineering as a discipline has been impacted by events of global significance, and scholars of women's immense, often obscured, contributions to scientific progress.

Author: Jill S. Tietjen
ISBN-10: 3319407988
ISBN-13: 9783319407982
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/04/2016
Pages: 85
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.31d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2017