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Are you interested in engineering as a career? Want to find out more about it? Use our guide to find great books and cool web sites with information about education, careers, games, activities and lots more.
Books
Web Sites
Real Women Engineers
Crossing Boundaries, Building Bridges: Comparing the History of Women Engineers, 1870’s-1990’s by Annie Canel, Ruth Oldenziel, Karin Zachmann. Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2000. “…the book explores the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion of women in the field, from education to the labor market...” from Book News, Inc.
She does Math! Real-Life Problems from Women on the Job by Marla Parker. Publisher: Mathematical Association of America, 1995. CSULB Library QA 27.5.S53 1995. "Some 40 women, in fields such as software engineering, archaeology, computer science, nursing, astronomy, physics, and mathematics, describe their career and education histories and math problems they encounter." from Book News, Inc.
Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering: No Universal Constants by Susan A. Ambrose et al., 1997. CSULB Library Q 130.J68 1997. "Features short bios of 88 research scientists and engineers," from Book Inc. News, Inc.
Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles and Momentous Discoveries by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. Publisher: Joseph Henry Press, 2nd Ed., 1998. “…this book describes the lives and struggles of 14 women who were either awarded the Nobel Prize or played a critical part in the work of the men who received it..” from Library Journal
Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing by Jane Margolis. Publisher: MIT Press, 2002. CSULB Library QA 76.25.M35 2002. “Margolis and Fisher document the astonishing gender gap in the field of computing by answering the question of why female interest in technology begins to wane in middle school and all but dies in high school.” from Booklist
The Door in the Dream: Conversations with Eminent Women in Science. Publisher: Joseph Henry Press, 2000. CSULB Library QH 26.W375. “Gathers the stories of 26 women scientists who have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.” from Book News, Inc.
New Images, New Paths: a History of Women in Engineering in the United States 1850-1980 by Martha Moor Trescott. Publisher: T&L Enterprises, 1996. CSULB Library TA 157.T76 1996. Very large and detailed books about the history of Women in Engineering.
Careers & Education
Cool Careers for Girls in Engineering by Ceel Pasternak and Linda Thornburg, 2001. Also Construction, Computing, and Cybersecurity. "The Cool Careers for Girls series presents nontraditional job paths and profiling interesting, appealing women who have successfully followed them," from Booklist.
Is there an Engineer Inside You? by Celeste Baine. Publisher: Bonamy Publishing, 2nd Edition, 2001. Also Mechanical, Biomedical, Electrical, Chemical, and Civil Engineering. Each includes a brief overview of engineering careers including lists of organizations, societies, web sites and educational programs for engineering.
The Engineering Student Survival Guide by K. Donaldson. Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2002. "...Offers all the information an strategies to get the most out of your engineering college education. From freshmen orientation to senior year, this book covers topics pertinent and unique to all engineering students."
Additional Career Books
Just for fun
Robots for Kids: Exploring New Technologies for Learning by Allison Druin and James Hendler. Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publisher, 2000. "This is an engaging, entertaining, and insightful book for a broad audience, including human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence and robotics researchers.."
Truss Fun by David W. Harris. Publisher: BaHa Enterprises, 2nd Edition, 2000. "This book describes basic engineering principles in a fun and easy manner using simple physics and mathematics. Historic railroad trusses are used an examples," from Amazon.com.
True Heart by Marissa Moss, Chris F. Payne. Publisher: Silver Whistle, 1999. "A turn-of-the-century photograph of an all-women work crew for a railroad inspired this tale of a teenager's first time driving a train, an experience that launches her career as an engineer," from Publisher’s Weekly.
Brave Harriet: The First Women to Fly the English Channel by Marissa Moss. Publisher: Silver Whistle, 2001. CSULB Library 5th Floor Children’s Collection TL 540.Q496 M67 2001. "On a clear morning in 1912, Harriet Quimby had a vision--she would become the first women to fly solo across the English Channel," from Amazon.com.
Looking for Mr. Butterfingers by Catherine Kitcho. Publisher: Pele Publications, 1999.
Her novel is a romantic comedy about Jackie, a divorced engineer who buries nuclear waste for a living. It's about a female geek's journey to be recognized as "normal" and to overcome the stereotype.” from Amazon.com
Deadly Design by J.D. Maples, Doug Maplesden. Publisher: Northwest Pub., 1995. "Kendra Kane, a bright young mechanical engineer, uncovers a fatal flaw in the electrical system used by a prestigious boat manufacturer in Ft. Lauderdale," from Amazon.com.
You’ve Got Murder by Donna Andrews. Publisher: Prime Crime, 2003. "Turing Hopper is an artificial intelligence personality, a mainframe computer. And when her creator, Zack, begins missing work, the sentient Turing senses foul play..." from Amazon.com.
Career Information
Engineer Girl
http://www.engineergirl.org
A web site dedicated to introducing girls to engineering. Find info about careers, different types of engineering, and lots of cool engineering achievements from the National Academy of Engineering.
Engineering: Your Future
http://www.asee.org/precollege/
A guide for high school students interested in Engineering from American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).
Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers Online
http://www.graduatingengineer.com/
Web site for college students about job hunting, profiles of professions, and links to organizations and resources.
Computer Girl
http://www.computergirl.us/
Web site for female high school students, created by a female high school student with information about computer science, opportunities for finding mentors, and much more.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Education Center
http://education.usace.army.mil/index.html
Web site from the US Army Corps of Engineers with projects, games, and experiments for you to try. Read about Corps projects and news.
Engineers without Borders
http://www.ewb-usa.org/
Learn how engineers are helping people around the world with clean water, sanitation, renewable energy, housing and more.
Games & Activities
Howtoons
http://www.howtoons.net/
"Howtoons are one-page cartoons showing 5-15 year old kids "How to" build things," such as marshmallow shooter, duct tape body double, how to count like a computer and more.
Dissect a Furby
http://www.phobe.com/furby/
Find out what is really inside this popular electronic toy and see all the electrical workings.
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/
Huge web site that gives clear, understandable explanations of how things work including computers, autos, electronics, science and more.
Funderstanding Roller Coaster
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
Website with a roller coaster simulator that allows you to change different parts of a roller coaster and see how the car rides.
A Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
http://www.engineeringsights.org/
This web site will connect you to places you can go and visit to learn more about engineering. It includes a map of the United States and link to museums, buildings, companies, bridges, parks, dams, natural monuments and much more.
Extreme Science
http://www.extremescience.com/
Web site with information about some examples of extreme science, including world records, maps, weather, and technology.
Adventures in Science and Technology
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/science/
Web site from Canada that includes activities and information on engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science.
Totally Absurd Inventions: America's Goofiest Patents!
http://www.totallyabsurd.com/
This web site pulls together real USA patented inventions that will make you laugh and maybe scratch your head including patents for cars, gardening, hair care, bicycling, medical, exercise, clothing,l computers, and much more.
Women Engineers
Expanding Your Horizons: Math and Science
http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org/
Web site to encourage girls and women to pursue math and science. Includes videos of interviews with professional scientists and engineers, history, and information about EYH conferences.
Physics & Optics
Planet Jemma
http://www.planetjemma.com/
A fun online video diary of a British university student who is studying Physics. Cool technology and story.
Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics
http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/
This funny web site evaluates current and popular movies about their correct or incorrect use of physics. It also includes explanations of why the laws of physics are often broken.
Diversity in Physics
http://diversity.iop.org/
A web site for girls, women, and minorities interested in physics from the Institute of Physics (IOP).
Optics for Teens
http://www.opticsforteens.org/
Web site from the Optic Society of America gives information about optics, careers, optical illusions, optics in the lab and more.
Want more?
Women-Related Web Sites in Science/Technology
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links_sci.html for a list of over one hundred additional web sites.
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This page was created by Kate Peterson, updated by Cathy Outten and maintained by Hema Ramachandran, Engineering Librarian
University Library, California State University, Long Beach