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THE BRILLIANT CALCULATOR: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America
Written by Jan Lower
Illustrated by Susan Reagan
$18.99 US / $24.99 CAN
ISBN 9781662680069 HC
ISBN 9781662680076 eBook
Grades: 2-5
Ages: 7-10
About The Book
Edith Clarke devoured numbers, puzzles, and brainteasers, and dreamed of how mathematics could modernize America in the brand-new 20th century. Fascinated by electricity, Edith earned a degree in electrical engineering, but no one would hire a woman.
So on her own she tackled a daunting problem: the hundreds of calculations needed to design electrical wires. Edith invented the Clarke Calculator, which solved equations ten times faster than a human. Every engineer working to electrify the country wanted one. Edith Clarke was finally hired as an electrical engineer the first woman in America!
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