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Hatch practiced civil engineering for 14 years before shifting her focus to writing about engineering. She offers a series of brief accounts of some 240 women engineers, from different walks of life, places, and decades, describing their contributions to making the world a better place to live. Grouped thematically into sections on bioengineering, agriculture and food, shelter and community, the environment, transportation, entertainment, telecommunications, electricity, flight, space, defense, and engineering as a gateway to careers in other fields, the text demonstrates the possibilities that a career in engineering can offer to young women. No subject index. Illustrated throughout with full-color and b&w photographs. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Many people may not realize it, but engineers' work touches nearly every aspect of our lives: from the food we eat, to the homes we live in, the cars we drive, and the toys we play with. Engineers have developed everything from life-saving medical devices to universe-exploring space probes.In fact, engineers may have more impact on our quality of life than any other profession. In what better hands to entrust our well-being than the hands of women engineers? Since the turn of the 20th century, women engineers have worked to make a difference in the lives of their families, the prosperity of their countries, and the safety of the world.Did you know that a woman engineer was the first woman to win a case in the U.S. Supreme Court? Or that a woman engineer was the technical director for the animated movie, A Bug's Life? Or that a woman engineer, right now, is developing a cure for cancer?From the compelling stories of these women and 235 women engineers, we get an entirely new perspective on the engineering profession: a woman's perspective on why engineering is an awesome way to change the world.
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