Remarkable Minds: 17 More Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine

Autor*innen

• Pendred Noyce

Parameter

• 192 Seiten
• 7 Lesestunden

• Biografien & Memoiren

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Highlighting the remarkable achievements of women in science, this book showcases the lives and contributions of 16 female figures across four centuries. It features notable individuals like French mathematician Marie-Sophie Germain, who excelled in elasticity theory and number theory, and Scottish chemist Elizabeth Fulhame, recognized for her pioneering work on combustion. Rooted in an exhibit at the Grolier Club in New York, the narrative emphasizes their pursuit of knowledge and the impact of their work in fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and medicine.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Einband: Paperback