BroadBand: by Claire L. Evans. Portfolio，2018($27)Though often outnumbered by me-组卷网

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Broad Band: by Claire L. Evans. Portfolio，2018 ($27)

Though often outnumbered by men，women stayed in the booming field of computing. In this inspiring tale，writer Evans records the contributions of some of the many women who aided the rise of the modern Internet.

Memorable characters include Elizabeth "Jake" Feinler, an information scientist who helped researchers navigate the Arpane and Stacy Horn，who started one of the first social networks，Echo.

The Wizard and the Prophet: by Charles C. Mann. Knopf，2018( $28.95) The human population is moving toward 10 billion --- some experts think we'll nearly hit that mark by 2050. How will the earth feed，house and otherwise support such a crowd? Environmental thinkers usually fall into one of two camps: those who prefer conservation and controlling consumption，like William Vogt，and those who trust innovation to solve our problems, Norman Borlaug, for example. Writer Mann carefully records the lives and thought of the founders of these two philosophies.

A Lab of One's Own: by Patricia Fara. Oxford University Ptess，2018( $24.95)

In World War I many women in the U.K. replaced their aprons with chemical suits and stepped into previously male-only fields of science, where they led war research efforts. Science historian Fara illustrates the lives of many of these forgotten women. Although the era marked a major step forward for women scientists, many worked for small wages in an environment of discrimination.

In the nearly 100 years since, women have come a long way, Fara writes, but the glass ceilings remain solid and the pipelines leaky.

Atom Land: by Jon Butterworth. The Experiment，2018( $19.95)

Butterworth takes readers on an amusing journey through the unknown world of particle (粒子) physics. The first stop is "Atom Land，" where Butterworth explains how electrons，protons and neutrons come together to build up everything we know. As the journey unfolds，we learn about lesser-known particles. Thankfully, our ship is equipped with tools such as mathematical equations（方程式）and a "laser light" that lights up the darkest of concepts.

【小题1】Who focuses on the future of our earth?