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12 unsung heroes of technology

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Twelve unsung heroes of technology

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  • Text
  • Monograph

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  • Technology--History (LCSH)
  • Inventors (LCSH)
  • Science--History (LCSH)

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Summary

"From rocket scientists to video game creators, introduce middle-grade readers to 12 remarkable individuals whose contributions to technology are often overlooked due to their gender or race. A hi-lo reading format, insightful sidebars, and stat boxes all engage striving readers in these mini biography collections"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Patricia Bath saves eyesight through invention -- Jagadish Bose makes wireless technology possible -- Yvonne Brill helps power rockets into space -- Grace Hopper changes computer programming -- Shirley Ann Jackson advances telecommunications -- Katherine Johnson charts a course for the moon -- Hedy Lamarr acts to help the war effort -- Lewis Latimer makes the world brighter -- Jerry Lawson helps invent the video game console -- Ada Lovelace becomes first computer programmer -- Alan Turing invents the modern computer -- James West lets people be heard.

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Hayes, Vicki C. 12 unsung heroes of technology

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  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:23:37.177914+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 23960419

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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