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Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 1, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Describes Augusta Ada Byron's contributions to science as well as her life span and some interesting facts.

Tags: Ada, analytical engine, analytical machine, Byron, computer, Countess of Lovelace, program, science, United States Department of Defense, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 2, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Gives information on Ellen Ochoa's contributions to science as the first Hispanic-American woman in space and an interesting fact.

Tags: astronaut, director, Hispanic American, Johnson Space Center, NASA, Ochoa, science, space flights, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 3, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Explains Eugenie Clark's significance in science while also adding her life span and fun facts.

Tags: Clark, fish, marine biology, research, science, Sea of Cortez, sharks, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 4, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Describes Jane Goodall's contributions to the study of chimpanzees.

Tags: chimpanzees, Goodall, science, Tanzania, The Chimpanzee Family, toolmaking, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 5, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Details Mae Jemison's career as an astronaut while being the first African American woman in space and her efforts to encourage kids to take an…

Tags: African American, astronaut, Jemison, Jemison Group, NASA, science, tests, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 6, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Provides information on Maria Sibylla Merian, who is considered to be one the first entomologists.

Tags: butterflies, entomologist, insects, Merian, metamorphisis, nature, painting, science, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 7, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Describes Marie Curie's contributions to science and her work in physics and chemistry.

Tags: Curie, Henri Becquerel, Nobel Prize, polonium, radioactivity, radium, science, Women's History Month, World War I, x-ray

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 8, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Explains Rachel Carson's significance in the study of the environment.

Tags: Carson, DDT, environment, environmental movement, pesticides, science, Silent Spring, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 9, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Explains Wangari Maathai's contributions to science through her Green Belt Movement.

Tags: Green Belt movement, Kenya, Maathai, science, trees, Women's History Month

Falk, Nickolas. Harrington, Eileen. Sandoval, Camilla, Women's History Month 10, The Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, 2016-03

Describes Rosalind Franklin's significance to the study of DNA and the lack of acknowledgment for her contributions.

Tags: A form, B form, DNA, dry form, Francis Crick, Franklin, James Watson, Maurice Wilkins, science, wet form, Women's History Month, x-ray crystallography