The brilliant calculator : how mathematician Edith Clarke helped electrify America / Jan Lower + (illustrated by) Susan Reagan.
Edith Clarke devoured numbers, puzzles, and brainteasers. She was an innovator who dreams of how mathematics could modernize America. Fascinated by electricity, Clarke solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator. This accomplishment helped her become of the first woman electrical engineer in America.-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781662680069
- ISBN: 1662680066
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2023]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Target Audience Note:
- 860L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.4 0.5 522639.
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- Clarke, Edith, 1844-1926 > Juvenile literature.
Calculators > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Engineers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women engineers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Electrical engineers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Picture books.
Available copies
- 18 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | JUV BIO CLA (Text) | 37810435653935 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | J B CLARKE (Text) | 80605003668117 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J B CLARKE (Text) | 50503300646652 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | JB CLARKE (Text) | 31781068641016 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Franklinton Branch | JB/CLARKE (Text) | 72350000034970 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | CLARKE (Text) | 33258009758934 | Juvenile Biography | Checked out | 08/14/2026 |
| Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library | JB CLARKE (Text) | 39523000187498 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Hope Mills Library | JB CLARKE (Text) | 31781068641032 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | J B CLARKE Edith Lo (Text) | 50669012750924 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
| Macon County Public Library | JB CLARKE (Text) | 39493110539402 | Juvenile Biography | Available | - |
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