NYT Bestseller Celebrates Trailblazing Women in Science [Deal]

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From Poland's Marie Curie to Harlem’s Patricia Bath, "Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World" is an illustrated glossary that highlights the contributions women have made to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math.

The $17 hardcover is currently on sale at Amazon for just $10.27.

The New York Times bestseller spotlights famous figures like primatologist Jane Goodall as well as lesser-known pioneers like Katherine Johnson, an African-American physicist who calculated the trajectories for numerous NASA missions, including the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

Whether you're buying it for yourself or as a gift to a young scientist in the making, the book is bound to entertain and educate.

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