{"product_id":"geek-girls-guide-to-geek-women-an-examination-of-four-who-pushed-the-boundaries-of-technology-paperback","title":"Geek Girl's Guide to Geek Women: An Examination of Four Who Pushed the Boundaries of Technology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Beighley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hands-on book takes a look at four brilliant women -- Ada Lovelace, Anna Atkins, Hildegard Von Bingen, and Maria Telkes -- and the world-changing innovations they created. Walk in their footsteps as you discover how these women became inventors, learn what inspired them, and then try your hand at recreating their most famous inventions -- computer programs, solar photography, codes and ciphers, and water purifiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn Beighley is a fiction writer stuck in a technical book writer's body. Upon discovering that technical book writing actually paid real money, she learned to accept and enjoy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter going back to school to get a Masters in Computer Science, she worked for the acronyms NRL and LANL. Then she discovered Flash, and wrote her first bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA victim of bad timing, she moved to Silicon Valley just before the great crash. She spent several years working for Yahoo! and writing other books and training courses. Finally giving in to her creative writing bent, she moved to the New York area to get an MFA in Creative Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer Head First-style thesis was delivered to a packed room of professors and fellow students. It was extremely well received, and she finished her degree, finished \u003ci\u003eHead First SQL\u003c\/i\u003e, and can't wait to begin her next book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn loves traveling, cooking, and making up elaborate background stories about complete strangers. She's a little scared of clowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52670393123123,"sku":"9781680454994","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QmNad2FnUFE1d2YrYzVjd2x5dkpPdz09.webp?v=1762840510","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/geek-girls-guide-to-geek-women-an-examination-of-four-who-pushed-the-boundaries-of-technology-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}