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Cover of Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Shelley Emling
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  • Vicki J Kondelik
Marie Curie and Her Daughters by Shelley Emling
This is a biography of the famous scientist Marie Curie that focuses on her relationship with her two daughters, Irène and Ève, who led fascinating lives in their own right. Irène followed in her mother's footsteps as a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, and Ève became a pianist, author, and humanitarian. It is a perfect read for Women's History month.
A Brief History of Time book cover image
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  • Pam MacKintosh
A Brief History of Time
This summer NPR's Science Friday Book Club is reading Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time.
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  • Elizabeth Nicole Settoducato
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women who Propelled Us, From Missiles to the Moon to Mars by Nathalia Holt
Rise of the Rocket Girls profiles multiple generations of women working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from the 1940s to present. The book highlights gender-based challenges as well as scientific ones, and accessibly explains engineering concepts. Readers who loved Hidden Figures will not be disappointed by this book.