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I died for beauty
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Marjorie Senechal |
"In the vein of A Beautiful Mind, The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, and Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA, this volume tells the poignant story of the brilliant, colorful, controversial mathemati… |
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Ada Lovelace and computer algorithms
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Ellen Labrecque |
The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Ada Lovelace and Computer Algorithms examines the life of this important woman and her co… |
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Counting on Katherine
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Helaine Becker |
"You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 [mission]. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home? As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count… |
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Ada's algorithm
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James Essinger |
Behind every great man, there's a great woman; no other adage more aptly describes the relationship between Charles Babbage, the man credited with thinking up the concept of the programmable computer… |
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