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Nothing Stopped Sophie - The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain (Hardcover)
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Nothing Stopped Sophie - The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain (Hardcover)
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List price R430
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The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain,
who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream. When her parents
took away her candles to keep their young daughter from studying
math...nothing stopped Sophie. When a professor discovered that the
homework sent to him under a male pen name came from a
woman...nothing stopped Sophie. And when she tackled a math problem
that male scholars said would be impossible to solve...still,
nothing stopped Sophie. For six years Sophie Germain used her love
of math and her undeniable determination to test equations that
would predict patterns of vibrations. She eventually became the
first woman to win a grand prize from France's prestigious Academy
of Sciences for her formula, which laid the groundwork for much of
modern architecture (and can be seen in the book's illustrations).
Award-winning author Cheryl Bardoe's inspiring and poetic text is
brought to life by acclaimed artist Barbara McClintock's intricate
pen-and-ink, watercolor, and collage illustrations in this true
story about a woman who let nothing stop her.
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