Caption: The heroines of the Curie Society use their smarts, gumption, and cutting-edge technology to protect the world from rogue scientists with nefarious plans. The MIT Press views the publication of “The Curie Society” as an important opportunity to engage a new generation of individuals interested in diversity in science and technology.
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With one of its latest publications, the MIT Press is breaking new ground and reaching out to new audiences.
“The Curie Society” is a STEM-themed action-adventure graphic novel for young adults, the first publication in this genre in the press s nearly 60-year history.
“You would be forgiven if you didn’t expect to see this book come from an academic publisher,” says Jermey Matthews, acquisitions editor at the MIT Press. “The MIT Press has done fiction before. We publish STEM extensively. And we even recently released two well-received graphic books: The Dialogu
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Heather Einhorn Heather Einhorn, born and raised in New York City, grew up loving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batgirl, female detective stories, and teen spy thrillers, and she cofounded EEP in order to create stories showcasing heroic women characters. With her husband and creative partner Adam Staffaroni, she cocreated the popular scripted podcasts
Daughters of DC and
New York Times Great Podcast and was the first Young Adult scripted podcast
Adam Staffaroni Adam Staffaroni has been creating comics in one form or another for the past fifteen years. He received an MFA as part of the first-ever graduating class at The Center for Cartoon Studies. With Heather Einhorn, he cocreated the scripted podcasts
Shining a Light on Women in STEM with THE CURIE SOCIETY
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Female scientists are incredibly rare in media, but a new comic is here to change that.
The Curie Society shines a light on women in STEM in an exciting kid-focused story. Imagining a world where Marie Curie established a secret society for women in science, the graphic novel centers on the newest recruits. Simone, Maya, and Taj are students at Edmonds University, but after solving a series of complex puzzles they’re inducted into the titular group. It’s an action-packed sci-fi adventure that puts women at the forefront. To celebrate the release, we dug into the process behind the story with its developers, Adam Staffaroni and Heather Einhorn.