Notable Women in the Physical Sciences

A Biographical Dictionary

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

AvBenjamin F. Shearer,Barbara S. Shearer,Benjamin F. Shearer,Barbara Smith Shearer

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Notable Women in the Physical Sciences features substantive biographical essays on 96 world and American women scientists who have made significant contributions to the physical sciences from antiquity to the present. The essays go beyond the basic facts found in standard biographical dictionaries, bringing to life the women's developmental influences, the obstacles they faced and overcame, and their efforts to contribute to their chosen professions in spite of sometimes overwhelming disapproval by the establishment. The emphasis is on 20th-century women, and many of the living scientists profiled contributed interviews and autobiographical statements that add a vital and unique element to their profiles. Entries have been written by 70 practicing scientists and researchers who explain the scientific work clearly, in terms familiar to general readers and high school students.Each entry provides a fact box outlining major life events, including educational and career milestones, and concludes with sources for further reading. Forty-seven photographs complement the text. Disciplines covered include astronomy, astrophysics, bacteriology, biochemistry, biophysics, cancer research, chemistry, nuclear physics, and physics. Subjects were selected on the basis of historical importance and recognition by awards such as the Garvan Medal, Annie J. Cannon Prize, Nobel Prize, MacArthur Foundation Genius award, and the National Medal of Science. Seen across time and discipline, these dedicated scientists will inspire young women pursuing careers in science.

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Utgivningsdatum1997-04-30
Mått159 x 231 x 40 mm
Vikt954 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor496
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313293030

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BENJAMIN F. SHEARER is Vice-President for Student Life at Neumann College in Aston, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Barbara, are the authors of Notable Women in the Life Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary (Greenwood, 1996), and State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols (Greenwood, 1987, rev. ed. 1994), as well as several other books published by Greenwood Press.BARBARA S. SHEARER is Director of Public Services and External Relations at the Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She is co-editor with her husband, Benjamin, of Notable Women in the Life Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary (Greenwood, 1996) and State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols (Greenwood, 1987, rev. ed. 1994), as well as several other books published by Greenwood Press. She is co-author (with Geneva Bush) of Finding the Source of Medical Information: A Thesaurus-Index to the Reference Collections (Greenwood, 1985). She has also published several articles on medical database searching and on bibliometrics.

Introduction Ida Barney Laura Bassi Ruth Mary Roan Benerito Leonora Neuffer Bilger Katharine Burr Blodgett E. Margaret Burbidge Jocelyn Bell Burnell Mary Letitia Caldwell Annie Jump Cannon Emma Perry Carr Marjorie C. Caserio Mildred Cohn Gerty Cori Marie Sklodowska Curie Ingrid Daubechies Allie Vibert Douglas Helen M. Dyer Helen T. Edwards Gertrude Belle Elion Sandra Moore Faber Catherine Clarke Fenselau Mary Fieser Williamina Paton Fleming Helen M. Free Wendy Laurel Freedman Catharine D. Garmany Margaret Joan Geller Ellen Gleditsch Jenny Pickworth Glusker Gertrude Scharff Goldhaber Maria Goeppert-Mayer Mary Lowe Good Jeanette Grasselli (Brown) Arda Alden Green Doroty Anna Hahn Heidi Hammel Anna Jane Harrison Margaret Harwood Caroline Herschel Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin E. Dorrit Hoffleit Helen Sawyer Hogg Icie Gertrude Macy Hoobler Allene Rosalind Jeanes IREne Joliot-Curie Madeleine M. Joullie Isabella L. Karle Joyce Jacobson Kaufman Vera E. Kistiakowsky Henrietta Swan Leavitt Leona Woods Marshall Libby Pauline Beery Mack Margaret Eliza Maltby Ines Mandl Antonia Maury Grace Medes Lise Meitner Miriam the Alchemist Maria Mitchell Agnes Fay Morgan Dorothy Virginia Nightingale Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin Mary Engle Pennington Marguerite Perey Gertrude E. Perlmann Mary Locke Petermann Lucy Weston Pickett Helen W. Dodson Prince Kamal J. Ranadive Sara H. Ratner Ellen Swallow Richards Jane Richardson Dorothea Klumpke Roberts Elizabeth Roemer Nancy Grace Roman Vera Cooper Rubin Florence B. Seibert Mary Lura Sherrill Vandana Shiva Jean'ne Marie Shreeve Sofia Simmonds Charlotte Emma Moore Sitterly Mary Fairfax Somerville Betty Sullivan Henrietta Hill Swope Paula Szkody Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley Marjorie Jean Young Vold Emma T.R. Williams Vyssotsky Elizabeth Amy Kreiser Weisburger Sarah Frances Whiting Lee Anne M. Willson Chien-Shiung Wu Rosemary Wyse Xide Xie Judith Sharn Young Appendix I: Scientists by Profession Appendix II: Scientists by Honors and Awards Index