Who Did It First?: 50 Scientists, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World

This illustrated collection presents fifty profiles of women and men identified as pioneers in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Among the people included are Mae Jemison, Jane Goodall, Alan Turing, and Tu Youyou. Their entries note firsts involving space travel, acceptance into a chimpanzee community, the idea of artificial intelligence, and a Nobel Prize won by a Chinese woman. The book groups these achievements across several fields.