Bright Sparks: Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and Designs By Women
Written and illustrated by Owen O’Doherty, a Dublin-based architect, Bright Sparks aims to introduce readers to the ingenious women who have invented incredible machines, have designed amazing structures and are responsible for groundbreaking scientific discoveries. Some of the women, like Marie Curie, you may have heard of, but many other names have previously been overlooked or forgotten.
Readers will learn of the young Irish scientists whose discovery could help reduce global hunger, and the remarkable Margaret E. Knight, who began inventing at the age of twelve … proof that it’s never too early to start!
O’Doherty uses a combination of styles in his illustrations and puts portraits of the featured women alongside diagrams, sketches and plans of their work. A red thread runs from the beginning to the end of the book, leading the reader along an easyto-follow path of inventions, innovations and discoveries. O’Doherty also includes inventing tips and a step-by-step guide to help readers turn their ingenious ideas into finished products. Bright Sparks: Amazing Discoveries, Inventions and Designs by Women is a fascinatingly informative book for both boys and girls, who O’Doherty hopes will be inspired to start discovering, creating and designing inventions of their own.
