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Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women: 15 incredible inventions from inspiring women! Hardcover – March 5 2019

by Aitziber Lopez (Author), Luciano Lozano (Illustrator)

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Discover the stories behind 15 of the twentieth century's key inventions in this fun and informative treasury of trailblazing women, who each made a unique contribution to the history of science and technology.

Car heaters…Monopoly…Disposable diapers…The dishwasher…Kevlar…Maritime flares… Anti-reflective glass…Wifi…Syringes…Submarine periscopes…Diagnostic tests…Lifeboats…Windshield wipers…Ebooks…What do each of these revolutionary inventions have in common? They were all pioneered by women!

Each brilliant idea is presented with biographical information about the brilliant woman who came up with it, including what inspired them. Learn how Martha Coston disguised herself as a man to contact pyrotechnicians and convince them to manufacture her idea for maritime flares, how a New York tram ride on a wet winter’s day led Mary Anderson to invent the windshield wiper, and why Letitia Mumford Geer’s one-hand operated syringe was a medical breakthrough, among other fascinating facts. Full-page illustrations show the inspiration for and use of these incredible inventions in humorous detail.

From lifeboat-inventor, Maria Beasley, to the grandmother of the ebook, Ángela Ruiz Robles, each of the inspiring women in this book achieved their goal of leaving the world a better place than they found it.

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The First E-Book: Ángela Ruiz Robles

Ángela created the predecessor of what we know now as the e-book, called the ‘mechanical encyclopaedia’. Th e invention contained multiple reels of different books that could be interchanged depending on what you wanted to read. It even had a light for reading in the dark and the possibility for audio functionality!

First Wifi, Bluetooth And GPS: Hedy Lamarr

During World War II, Hedy Lamarr and the composer George Antheil invented a secret communication system. It was a form of long distance, wireless communication that was used to detect torpedoes. Perhaps one of the most curious things about this invention was that it was inspired by piano keys!

Kevlar: Stephanie Kwolek

Stephanie Kwolek was a chemist born in Pennsylvania, USA in 1923 to a family of Polish immigrants. Stephanie researched compounds called polymers, which are long chains of small molecules called monomers. These molecules can be natural, such as silk and nylon, or synthetic, such as polyethylene.

The Dishwasher: Josephine Garis Cochrane

Like many wealthy women of her time, once Josephine was married, she gave up her studies and devoted herself to family life and running the household. She organised many events including cocktail and dinner parties which always resulted in mounds of dirty plates, all of which had to be washed by hand at the sink.

Ángela Ruiz Robles

Hedy Lamarr

Stephanie Kwolek

Josephine Garis Cochrane

The Car Heater Margaret A. Wilcox

Born in Chicago, Margaret was one of the few female mechanical engineers of her time. She enjoyed coming up with inventions that would improve people’s lives – ones that anyone could use.

At the time cars had no heating. Margaret, and everyone she knew would freeze during the long hours they spent behind the wheel. Can you imagine getting the bus in the middle of winter with snow all around you, and nothing to keep you warm? Brrr! Margaret wanted to put an end to the cold conditions that drivers had to endure. In 1893, when Margaret was only 34 years old, she devised a mechanism that directed the waste hot air from the vehicle’s engine to the driver’s seat.

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Aitziber Lopez grew up in Gipuzkoa, Spain. From a child, her ambition was to become a scientist, and she later graduated in Chemistry before starting her PhD research. This is her first book for children.

LUCIANO LOZANO studied an MA Illustration at EINA, and now lives and works in Barcelona. His book Operation Alphabet won the Best Foreign Book Award Junceda from the Professional Association of Illustrators of Catalonia (APIC).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wide Eyed Editions (March 5 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 178603705X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1786037053
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 476 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.23 x 0.95 x 31.12 cm

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Aitziber Lopez
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I was born in Aramaio but moved to the next town Arrasate when I was two years old (Basque Country). Ever since I was a child I have been curious, that is why I always knew I wanted to be a scientist. Graduated in Chemistry at age of 23, I went to complete a PhD. My dream and passion has been to dedicate my career to research and so far I have been quite lucky. Let’s hope to have the same luck in the future. I love learning something new every day.
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Luciano Lozano
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I was born in Southern Spain.
I studied an MA Illustration at EINA, Barcelona in 2007 and live in that city since, working as a professional illustrator.
In 2017 I published Bea baila (Diana dances) in Spain. It was my first children’s book as an author and illustrator. It’s been edited in the USA, France, Italy, Turkey, and Russia.
I’ve just published my second book as an author and illustrator, Sirena de piedra (Stone Siren) in Spain by Tres Tigres tristes.
I collaborate regularly with newspapers, magazines and editorials worldwide.
Some other books I’ve published as an illustrator:
Operation Alphabet, 2011, Thames and Hudson in the UK, USA, France, Germany, The Netherlands.
Best 2011 Foreign Book Award Junceda, held by the Catalonian Association of Illustrators (APIC).
I don’t like snakes, Walker Book,
2014. USA, UK and Australia.
The bonsai pruner, Tres tigres tristes, 2015, Spain and France.
I’ve edited Una vaca and Burro el origen with
A buen paso Ed.
My work reflects a strong sense of colour and texture, a frequent use of traditional techniques, and an undercurrent of subtle humour running throughout.
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