Wonder Women of Science

Lest this book be pigeonholed as “for girls”: I left my review copy on the table when it arrived and it was nicked by my 87-year old father. He devoured it quickly, declaring it, “very interesting” and that he was impressed by how dedicated the scientists profiled were. He is a picky reader so this is high praise.

My favorite part of this book is the science, where each subject's subject of expertise is explained; we learn about how video games are made, the role of 3d printing in medicine, the importance of pressure, tapirs, conservation, fission vs. fusion, exoplanets, microbes in space, human immunity, fertility after cancer, how light refraction effects colour, and the difference between qualitative and quantitative reasearch.