Her space, her time : how trailblazing women scientists decoded the hidden universe / Shohini Ghose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghose, Shohini, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women astronomers--Biography.

Women astronomers.

Women physicists--Biography.

Women physicists.

Astronomers--Biography.

Astronomers.

Physicists--Biography.

Physicists.

Discoveries in science--History.

Discoveries in science.

Genre:

Biographies

History

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 248 pages : illustrations (black & white) ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Random House Canada, [2023]

Summary:

"Her Space, Her Time shares the stories of women in physics and astronomy whose work expanded scientific understanding yet whose accomplishments are largely overlooked--creating a thrilling account of scientific discovery, inspirational leadership and persistence in the face of overwhelming challenges. In shaping her narrative around the science that fascinated them and the social context in which they worked, award-winning quantum physicist Shohini Ghose champions these remarkable women's contributions, which loom even larger given the misogyny and discrimination they faced. Ghose's canvas stretches from the 19th century to the present and includes many women whose work led to Nobel Prizes that were ultimately awarded to men. Among this list of impressive scientists: Henrietta Leavitt and Margaret Burbidge, who helped discover the big bang and the cosmic calendar; Anigaduwagi (Cherokee) aerospace scientist Mary Golda Ross, who helped make the Moon landings possible; atom splitter Lise Meitner; Bibha Chowdhuri, who discovered two fundamental particles; and Harriet Brooks--a Canadian physicist whose impact on radioactivity research was compared to Marie Curie's, but who felt that marriage, not science, was the choice she had to make. Engaging and inspirational, Her Space, Her Time is threaded through with Ghose's own experiences in science--women in STEM still face the same kind of challenges her subjects encountered--and driven by the imperative to make the invisible visible, ensuring that the names of these women who pursued science against all odds will never be forgotten."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ghose, Shohini. Her space, her time.

ISBN:

9781039002401

1039002404

OCLC:

1374252071

Publisher Number:

99994980200