Shopping cart
No products
The Boole Sisters - A Remarkable Family
No reward points for this product.
9781781998458
New product
Between 1856 and 1864, five remarkable girls were born in Cork, Ireland.
More info
Their father, George Boole, went to primary school only but become a famous mathematician, now known as the 'father of the computer age'.
He has an asteroid and a crater on the moon named after him!
Their mother Mary Everest taught herself mathematics in a time when it wasn't considered suitable for boys or girls and wrote books about algebra.
Mary Ellen, the eldest girl, married a famous mathematician. Her son invented the Jungle Gym. Her granddaughter was a nuclear scientist.
Margaret's eldest son was knighted for his work in physics. Her younger son was a brain surgeon.
Alicia never went to university but became the first woman Professor of Chemistry in England. Ethel wrote the famous revolutionary novel The Gadfly.
She become a hero in Russia and had an asteroid named after her: 2032 Ethel!
INCLUDES CLASS DISCUSSION TOPICS, GLOSSARY AND TIMELINE.
Reviews
No customer reviews for the moment.
Related Products
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%
-30%