Meet Elsie MacGill
- ISBN-10
- 1443170216
- ISBN-13
- 9781443170215
- Category
- Aeronautical engineers
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-08
- Author
- Elizabeth MacLeod
Description
The story of Canadian Elsie MacGill, the first woman to earn a master's degree in aeronautical engineering.
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