Stem Everyday

STEM Everyday #174 | Computer Science & Children's Books | feat. Laurie Wallmark

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What if kids, especially girls, really believed they could grow up and be anything? Laurie Wallmark was one of those kids, and so are the women she's written about.Laurie is a full-time, award winning children's book author, and she "loves it." Some previous jobs she's held are software engineer, owner of a mail order company (she had a bookstore on the Web before Amazon did!), and computer science professor. Her #WomenInSTEM picture book biographies are: NUMBERS IN MOTION: SOPHIE KOWALEVSKI, QUEEN OF MATHEMATICIAN HEDY LAMARR'S DOUBLE LIFE GRACE HOPPER: QUEEN OF COMPUTER CODE ADA BYRON LOVELACE AND THE THINKING MACHINE Connect with Laurie:Website lauriewallmark.comSTEAM Team Books website steamteambooks.comTwitter @lauriewallmarkFacebook facebook.com/lauriewallmarkauthorChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Connect with him:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show