The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781662680069)

A 2024 Mathical Honor Book

Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this STEM/STEAM picture book about Edith Clarke, the innovator who solved an electrical mystery and built the first graphing calculator--from paper!

Long before calculators were invented, little Edith Clarke devoured numbers, conquered calculations, cracked puzzles, and breezed through brainteasers. Edith wanted to be an engineer--to use the numbers she saw all around her to help build America.

When she grew up, no one would hire a woman engineer. But that didn't stop Edith from following her passion and putting her lightning-quick mind to the problem of electricity. But the calculations took so long! Always curious, Edith couldn't help thinking of better ways to do things. She constructed a "calculator" from paper that was ten times faster than doing all that math by hand! Her invention won her a job, making her the first woman electrical engineer in America. And because Edith shared her knowledge with others, her calculator helped electrify America, bringing telephones and light across the nation.

Author: Jan Lower
ISBN-10: 1662680066
ISBN-13: 9781662680069
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Language: English
Published: 03/14/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.66w x 0.39d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522639 / Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2023
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 50