Power in Numbers - The Rebel Women of Mathematics

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

From the publisher-

Prepare to be inspired. Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics is a full-color volume that takes aim at the forgotten influence of women on the development of mathematics over the last two millennia. You'll see each eminent mathematician come to life on each page, women like the astronomer-philosopher Hypatia, theoretical physicist Emmy Noether, and rocket scientist Annie Easley. Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics is an affirmation of female genius and a celebration of the boundless applications of mathematics. See their stories!

As someone who never understood math once letters became part of the equations (and who has never, ever, ever, even 35+ years later EVER USED ALGEBRA) this definition made sense to me…

What is the difference between Arithmetic and Mathematics? The dictionary definitions of these two bodies of learning are: arithmetic (1) the branch of mathematics that deals with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, (2) the use of numbers in calculations mathematics (1) the study of the relationships among numbers, shapes, and quantities, (2) it uses signs, symbols, and proofs and includes arithmetic, algebra, calculus, geometry, and trigonometry

Given the popularity of the movie “Hidden Figures” and the spate of recent books on Ada Lovelace (who is, oddly, not even mentioned), this book fits right in to getting girls in the STEM stream more interested in mathematics – it is even written by a lauded African-American, female, mathematician. An interesting book for inspiring young girls to do math… umm … arithmetic … that boat has sailed for me but is there a program for enticing young boys into the arts? No. That would be sexist … and I’ll leave it at that.