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Cover of Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding

Up Periscope!: How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding

Jennifer Swanson, illustrated by Veronica Miller Jamison

This picture-book biography introduces engineer Raye Montague and her work designing ships and submarines for the United States Navy. It describes her creation of the first comprehensive computer program for ship design, a development that changed how the Navy designed vessels. The book also notes that girls like Montague were not expected to enjoy math or science or attend engineering school.

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Themes
History · Inventions · Mathematics · Technology And Engineering · Women And Girls
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
November 19, 2024
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9780316565486
Language
English
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