Who did it first? : 50 scientists, artists, and mathematicians who revolutionized the world / edited by Alex Hart ; written by Julie Leung ; illustrated by Caitlin Kuhwald.

Author/creator Leung, Julie author.
Other author Hart, Alex editor.
Other author Kuhwald, Caitlin, illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
Copyright Date©2019
Description113 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesFirsts
Contents Ada Lovelace ; Maria Mitchell ; Emily Warren Roebling ; Nikola Tesla ; Barnum Brown ; Nettie Stevens ; Robert H. Goddard ; Meret Oppenheim ; Mary Golda Ross ; Claude Shannon ; Maria Tallchief ; Alan Turing ; James E. M. West ; The inventors : featuring Isaac Newton, Charles Fritts, Hedy Lamarr, Temple Grandin, Ralph Baer, Lonnie G. Johnson, and Timothy Berners-Lee ; Jane Goodall ; Mary Allen Wilkes ; Mary Kenneth Keller ; Walter Alvarez ; Alexa Candy ; Leading ladies : featuring Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Caroline Herschel, Elizabeth Blackwell, Ellen Swallow Richards, Marguerite Thomas Williams, Debbie Gibson, Antonia Novello, Ellen Ochoa, Kathryn Bigelow, and Megan Smith ; Thai Lee ; Aretha Franklin ; Sylvia Earle ; Mae Jemison ; Toni Morrison ; John Herrington ; Zaha Hadid ; Jennifer Yuh Nelson ; Mindy Kaling ; Marissa Mayer ; Maryam Mirzakhani ; Tu Youyou ; Ava Duvernay ; Riz Ahmed ; Johanna Lucht ; Who did it first? across time.
Abstract "Illustrated book with profiles of the men and women who have revolutionized science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics, with a focus on their accomplishments that were "firsts" in their fields."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 112-113).
Interest age level Ages 9-12.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formIllustrated works.
LCCN 2019002548
ISBN9781250211712 (hardcover)
ISBN1250211719 (hardcover)

Availability

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Joyner TRC Nonfiction 920.02 L572W ✔ Available Place Hold