Women Invent!: Two Centuries of Discoveries That Have Shaped Our World - Softcover

These inspiring stories of women inventors take the reader through the process of inventing—from coming up with an idea to having it manufactured and sold.

Susan Casey is the editor in chief of "O, The Oprah Magazine". She was previously the editor in chief of "Sports Illustrated Women "and an editor at large for Time Inc.'s 180 magazine titles. She also served as the creative director of "Outside" magazine where, with editor Mark Bryant, she led the magazine to three consecutive, history-making National Magazine Awards for General Excellence. At "Outside" she was part of the editorial team that developed the stories behind "Into Thin Air" and "The Perfect Storm". Her writing has appeared in "Esquire, Time, Fortune", and "Sports Illustrated". She is the author of "The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks, The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean", and "Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins". She lives in New York City.