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Mother of invention : how good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men

Title
Mother of invention : how good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men / Katrine Marçal ; translated by Alex Fleming.
Author
Marçal, Katrine
Publication
  • New York, NY : Abrams Press, [2021]
  • ©2021

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Additional Authors
  • Fleming, Alex (Translator)
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Description
1 online resource.
Uniform Title
Att uppfinna världen. English
Alternative Title
Att uppfinna världen.
Subject
  • Technology and women
  • Technological innovations
  • Inventions
  • Women inventors
  • Inventors
Note
  • Translation of Att uppfinna världen from the Swedish.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-296).
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Inventions -- 1. In which we invent the wheel and, after 5,000 years, manage to attach it to a suitcase -- 2. In which we start the car without breaking our jaw -- Technology -- 3. In which bras and girdles take us to the moon -- 4. In which we learn the difference between horsepower and girl power -- Femininity -- 5. In which a great invention is made in Västerås, and we go on a whale hunt -- 6. In which influencers get richer than hackers -- Body -- 7. In which the black swan turns out to have a body
  • 8. In which Serena Williams beats Garry Kasparov -- Future -- 9. In which we forget to ask about Mary -- 10. In which we decide not to burn the world at the stake -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography
ISBN
  • 1647004799
  • 9781647004798
OCLC
om1184221248
Author
Marçal, Katrine, author.
Title
Mother of invention : how good ideas get ignored in an economy built for men / Katrine Marçal ; translated by Alex Fleming.
Publisher
New York, NY : Abrams Press, [2021]
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-296).
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Available from home with a valid library card
Added Author
Fleming, Alex (Translator), translator.
EBSCOhost
Other Form:
Print version: Marçal, Katrine. Att uppfinna världen. English. Mother of invention. New York, NY : Abrams Press, [2021] 1419758047 (DLC) 2021934855
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