Out of the Shadows

Contributions of Twentieth-Century Women to Physics

Nina Byers, Gary Williams

472 pages, parution le 17/08/2006

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Why are there so few prominent female physicists? Traditionally women have faced barriers in higher education, denying them access to higher learning and scientific laboratories. Today many of these barriers have been breached, but the female pioneers who overcame discrimination and became major players in their fields remain largely in the shadows. Their names deserve to be known and the importance of their work, achievements and contributions to science warrant recognition. Out of the Shadows provides an accurate and authoritative description of the women who made original and important contributions to physics in the twentieth century, documenting their major discoveries and putting their work into its historical context. Each chapter concentrates on a different woman, and is written by a physicist with considerable experience in their field. The book is an ideal reference for anyone with an interest in science and social history.

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List of contributors
Foreword
Introduction
Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923)
Margaret Eliza Maltby (1860-1944)
Agnes Pockels (1862-1935)
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921)
Harriet Brooks (1876-1933)
Lise Meitner (1878-1968)
Emmy Noether (1882-1935)
Inge Lehmann (1888-1993)
Marietta Blau (1894-1870)
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Names index
Subject index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Nina Byers, Gary Williams
Parution	17/08/2006
Nb. de pages	472
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	933g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521821971
ISBN13	978-0-521-82197-1