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not shy away from the science and terms, Enjoyed it but also found it required active attention to follow along with, I found it interesting that there are many contributions from women in science, but I had only heard of Marie Curie.
I enjoyed reading about thesewomen, their lives and the impact their discoveries made on the world, I wonder how much further along humans would be in many realms if women had been allowed to work, discover and contribute to the world of science sooner than they were, just over a hundred years ago.
I thought I'd be totally invested and interested in this book, but it was okay, I loved all the scientists featured, and I'll probably hunt down more information about a few, I did think it read slow, and I had trouble focusing, Fascinating read on monumental success of women in science, Loved the mini biographies of those scientists that overcame all obstacles, Got really energized and inspired, As it says in this book we have a mini biography ofwomen that had changed science and in the majority of the cases they did not had the recognition that they deserve.
I already listen about two of them and was very happy to learn about the others, I think that we should continue to explore more and more the biographies of these women, so when the new generations try to study science they will have persons to look forward and hopefully get the deserved recognition.
I enjoyed learning about these women yet I do wish there had been some more representation of the BIPOC women who also made an impact.
I do not know enough about this world, hence my interest in this book, to understand why the focus appears to be on women from the US, UK, and western Europe.


I found myself skimming as these chapters seemed to speak for the feelings of these women but, what was the source material for that I appreciated the direct quotes through interviews, letters, and writing but there still seems to be quite a bit much of it.
Which felt fabricated in an attempt I suppose to create interest That seemed unnecessary, It is worth knowing about their lives of course but attributing feeling words for someone else read a bit odd to me.
This was an enjoyable audiobook, although the scientists profiled were all Western Europe or American, and all from fairly recent history.


I hadn't heard of most of these women, so it was a good starter bio, I was pleased that Marie Curie's chapter had different information than in other things I've read sitelinkThe Feminist Tour, sitelinkRadioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout, etc.
. Maybe more enjoyable for people who know more about chemistry than I do, To be honest apart from Curie I have heard of any of these women in the book which I find a shame both of myself and for society.
Nevertheless with that oversight shortly rectified I definitely feel like I found a way to dig deeper into many of the topics that these women dealt with in their professional work and was inspired their various approached to life and the finding of success.
Recommend a quick read and definitely a good place to find more inspiration, . Really enjoyed this microhistory, but the writing was a bit dryer than I often enjoy, Women are equal to Men in everything,
That's not a statement but a fact,

Women Who Changed Science and the World brings us the stories ofremarkable women who have bought changes to the world of science and in our lives.
Be it Virginia Apgar whose Baby Survival Test reduced the mortality rate of infants or Rachel Carson as a biologist, conservationist and a writer raised awareness about the wildlife and harmful effects of DDT.
Gertrude Elion's research into drug design paved the way for the future Dorothy Hodgkin is a pioneer of Xray Crystallography who revealed to the world the molecular structure of Penicillin, BVitamins and Insulin which helped design therapeutic medicines.
Henrietta Leavitt developed a method to measure extragalactic distances crucial to the understanding that the universe was expanding.


The accounts of women in this book remind us of all obstacles women had to go through to put us where we are.
If Marie Curie were a Man, would she had been treated the same way for a personal digression Would the Nobel Committee treat Men the way they treated women Would a leading newspaper quote a man as just a householder
Our world is an unfair place and if you are a woman things get extra biased but that doesn't mean it has to be so, women have worked their way to equality, this book highlights how we are equal to any man.
The title is pretty selfexplanatory "Women Who Changed Science and the World" focuses on, . . women who changed science and the world, Now that we have that synopsis out of the way, my opinion is that this book was a fascinating look into the discoveries and contributions ofbrilliant women in recent history the lastyears.
Some are well known such as Marie Curie while most are less known, often shadowed by the men in the field shocker, right.
I wish the book had been longer, with more women mentioned, but I get it, it's gotta stop somewhere and then is a nice even number.


If you enjoy the world of science, history, or just reading about some kickass women, this is a book worth checking out.
I really enjoyed the stories of these trailblazing women, many who I hadnt heard of before, Science is still not a level playing field for women, so imagine what it must have been like for thesewomen.
Their careers took place in the lates through thes although many of them lived very long lives continuing to contribute well into their eighties.
Definitely worth a read you will learn A LOT!!! This was an interesting book that looked at ten women of science.
The authors primarily chose women who won the Nobel Prize, in one of the fields of science, There were a few selected that had not won the Prize but the authors felt they should have won.
The authors concentrated on women of theth andth Century, Women who advanced in theth century were exceptional as in most countries women were not allowed to have a university education or hold jobs in the fields of science this began to change in theth century.


The book was well written and researched, Some of the women they chose were obvious such as Marie Currie but they did present some of my favorite scientists such as environmentalist, Rachael Carson, who did not win the Nobel Prize.
Others of my favorites that were presented that won the Nobel Prize were Virginia Apgar, ChienShiung Wu and Rita LeviMontalcini.
When I was in school, these women inspired me to continue in the field of science, All these women were fascinating, brilliant women, This is primarily a collection of minibiographies and helps reveal just how far women have advanced in education and the workplace since those days.


I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible, The book is ten hours and twentyfive minutes, Lisa Coleman does a good job narrating the book, Coleman is an English actress and audiobook narrator, This book was published by Hachette Publishers,
Sure, everybody knows about Marie Curie, But how about Rita LeviMontalicini Virginia Apgar ChienShiung Wu

This book showcases a number of remarkable women who changed science and the world, as the title says.
Most of them were most productive in the first half of theth century, At that time, it took fortitude and resilience to achieve great things, and often not receiving the credit hello, Henrietta Leavitt, who discovered how to measure distance to the.
Some, like Lise Meitner, were victims of political disinformation,

These descriptions dwell on the technical aspects of their achievements, rather than their personal lives, What struck me was how many of these women never married, since that would have ended their careers that they loved so much.
Any personal relationships they may have had seem to be beyond the scope of this book,

A few quibbles: Careful proofreading would have eliminated some goofs, such as referring to an image of the periodic table on page XX.
Also, I would have liked to see Rosalind Franklin's role in the discovery of the nature of DNA highlighted, but I guess the authors had to make some tough choices of who to include or leave out.
I loved this book! It teaches us A LOT more about these women than what

we learned in school.
A very informative book that is easy to read, There is a theory postulating that the world would be considerably more advanced than it is currently, had the library of Alexandria never burned and all the knowledge ensconced within its walls remained with us.
Possibly so. Now imagine how far we would have come as a civilization had we not systematically oppressedsome percent of the population based on gender biases.
If women were permitted to study and work alongside men throughout times and not just as maids and babymachines.
The thing is, though, that despite the oppression and double standards and myriads of obstacles, some women nevertheless persevered and thrived in their chosen fields of study, improving the world immeasurably.
This book is about them, Nobel Prize winners, recognized and otherwise, there are the stories of spectacular achievements and devastating disappointments, but generally these are success stories.
Because the scientific contributions made were so monumental and significant, they eclipse most all other factors, It is, essentially, immortality by any other name, Youll notice the recurring themes in this book, the difficulties in securing proper education, the difficulties in securing proper jobs, financial support, recognition.
The frequent lack of personal life marriage/kids/etc, although frankly that just might be a byproduct of a more evolved mind, The lack of credit given, especially in the case of Lise Meitner, To this day, women constitute a fairly small percentage of Nobel Prize winners, back in the day it was nothing short of revolutionary.
So these were really interesting, poignant stories that should be told and should be known, Im not sure I loved the manner in which they were told, which was for one thing very, very science heavy and not very personable, but nevertheless it was a very educational read.
I enjoyed the historical biographies much more than all of the chemistry and physics, But all the science was well explained and reasonably assessible, The book seemed to focus more of the achievements than the achievers in a way, but not overwhelmingly so.
Or I dont know, I dont read a lot of biographies, Its just an overall observation, It still made for very interesting, occasionally genuinely fascinating reading, And its guaranteed to make you think of yourself as an underachiever, no matter how driven you are.
Unless, of course, youre a genius also, But yeah, reading about genius is very humbling indeed, Informative as it may be, Thanks Netgalley. Brief overview of ten women in science, Interesting, but sometimes I wished less time would be spent trying to paraphrase complicated sciences and more time would be spent on the inner workings of the women themselves.
Enjoyed learning about these influential women, some I had never heard about, The book tells about the upbringing of each woman and the significant contributions they made, Discusses their family life, education and what they went through in their professional lives, An interesting book. I don't know whom of them is my favourite one, but maybe I felt closer to Rachel Carson.

If the secret of longevity of Gertrude Elion were right, I could be immortal sleeping is overrated in her opinion
I think the authors have made a good selection of women and, something that I consider very important, is that they have tried to dedicate a similar amount of pages to each of them.
Book received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review,


This book is an engaging collection of minibiographies ofwomen who made significant contributions to science.
Not only does it talk about them, it also gives a lot of context for their work and situations.
This means we also get a lot of information about the world at the time as well as the science they were doing and how it fits into our understanding of science today.
I genuinely appreciate how deeply these minibiographies went into the science, Most of the stories are pretty well balanced between the history, biography and scientific information, Henrietta Leavitt's section focused mainly on the works of others but a lot of that could be because there was so little information about her available.
It's a good collection overall, definitely of interest to those who are interested in the actual science that these women did.
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