Virginia Apgar: Innovative Female Physician and Inventor of the Apgar Score
by Apel, Melanie Ann
Series:Women Hall of Famers in Mathematics and Science
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AR Book Level
7.2
AR Points
2
Word Count
11,362
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
73004 EN
About this book
This book profiles a woman anesthesiologist who was a pioneer in medicine, graduating from medical school at a time when few women attended college, and going on to develop the Apgar score for measuring a newborn's physical condition at birth.
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