Patricia Bath saves eyesight through invention -- Jagadish Bose makes wireless technology possible -- Yvonne Brill helps power rockets into space -- Grace Hopper changes how computers are programmed -- Shirley Ann Jackson advances telecommunications --
Katherine Johnson charts a course for the moon -- Hedy Lamarr acts to help the war effort --
Lewis Latimer assists Thomas Edison -- Jerry Lawson invents the video game console --
Ada Lovelace: first computer programmer -- Alan Turing invents the modern computer --
James West helps people be heard.
Summary
From early computer programmers to video game creators, this book introduces remarkable individuals whose contributions to technology were often overlooked. Colorful spreads full of photographs and sidebars support reader engagement and celebrate each hero s achievements.
