Overview
Discover the trials & triumphs of great female inventors
Astrolabe
Automatic Dishwasher
Barbie Doll
Buffered Aspirin
COBOL
Cotton Gin
Disposable Phone
Drip Coffeemaker
Fabric Softener Sheets
Hang Glider
IV Fluids
Jell-O
Kevlar
Mars Rover
Nystatin
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Protease Inhibitors
Rolfing
Smallpox Variolation
Space Suit
Spic & Span
Tract Housing
Vacuum Canning
Windshield Wipers
Zig-Zag Sewing Machine
Zovirax
and many, many more!
Reviews for Mothers of Invention by Ethlie Ann Vare and GregPtacek
"It's a fascinating and gratifying book..It gives us a positiveview of women's inventiveness, from the frivolous to thenoble."
-The New York Times Book Review
"It is the wide spectrum of female humanity and ability in thisbook that makes it an especially valuable addition to the growingpopular library on the accomplishments and work lives ofwomen."
-Los Angeles Times
"An informative collection of talent, trivia, and history, Mothersof Invention will interest most anyone. More importantly, though,it will serve to inspire girls and women of all ages. For thatreason, it belongs on the shelves of schools and public librarieseverywhere."
-Tampa Tribune
"Wonderful..A book to be dipped into and sampled at one'sleisure."
-The Chicago Biweekly
"This fascinating volume will find a place in the browsing sectionsof both adult and YA collections.recommended."
-Library Journal
One of the "Best Books for Young Adults,"
American Library Association, 1988
Astrolabe
Automatic Dishwasher
Barbie Doll
Buffered Aspirin
COBOL
Cotton Gin
Disposable Phone
Drip Coffeemaker
Fabric Softener Sheets
Hang Glider
IV Fluids
Jell-O
Kevlar
Mars Rover
Nystatin
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
Protease Inhibitors
Rolfing
Smallpox Variolation
Space Suit
Spic & Span
Tract Housing
Vacuum Canning
Windshield Wipers
Zig-Zag Sewing Machine
Zovirax
and many, many more!
Reviews for Mothers of Invention by Ethlie Ann Vare and GregPtacek
"It's a fascinating and gratifying book..It gives us a positiveview of women's inventiveness, from the frivolous to thenoble."
-The New York Times Book Review
"It is the wide spectrum of female humanity and ability in thisbook that makes it an especially valuable addition to the growingpopular library on the accomplishments and work lives ofwomen."
-Los Angeles Times
"An informative collection of talent, trivia, and history, Mothersof Invention will interest most anyone. More importantly, though,it will serve to inspire girls and women of all ages. For thatreason, it belongs on the shelves of schools and public librarieseverywhere."
-Tampa Tribune
"Wonderful..A book to be dipped into and sampled at one'sleisure."
-The Chicago Biweekly
"This fascinating volume will find a place in the browsing sectionsof both adult and YA collections.recommended."
-Library Journal
One of the "Best Books for Young Adults,"
American Library Association, 1988
This book title, Patently Female (From AZT to TV Dinners, Stories of Women Inventors and Their Breakthrough Ideas), ISBN: 9780471023340, by Ethlie Ann Vare, Greg Ptacek, published by Wiley (November 26, 2001) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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