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Title
Women of genius in science : whose frequently overlooked contributions changed the world / Lars Jaeger.
ISBN
9783031239267 (electronic bk.)
3031239261 (electronic bk.)
9783031239250
3031239253
Published
Cham : Springer, [2023]
Copyright
©2023
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 218 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-031-23926-7 doi
Call Number
Q130
Dewey Decimal Classification
500.82
Summary
Although women participated in shaping scientific thinking from the outset, they very rarely became visible. This imbalance continues today, although there are currently more female scientists than ever before. Lars Jaeger spans an arc from antiquity to the present day and portrays the lives and work of the most important female scientists and mathematicians in essay-like introductions. From Hypatia of Alexandria to Emmy Noether and Lisa Randall, they have all achieved great things, decisively advanced science and yet often could not step out of the shadow of their male colleagues. In addition to the exciting portraits of the individual women scientists, the book also sheds light on gender relations in science and their agonisingly slow evolution in favour of women.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 25, 2023).
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Print version: 9783031239250
1. Hypatia of Alexandria
2. Hildegard von Bingen
3. Emilie du Chatelet
4. Laura Bassi
5. Sophie Germain
6. Caroline Herschel
7. Ada Lovelace
8. Sofja Kowalevskaja
9. Marie Curie
10. Lise Meitner
11. Emmy Noether
12. Grete Hermann
13. Chien-Shiung Wu
14. Rosalind Franklin.-15. Jane Goodall
16. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
17. Lisa Randall
18. Maryam Mirzakhani.