Women of Genius in Science : Whose Frequently Overlooked Contributions Changed the World / by Lars Jaeger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaeger, Lars, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--History.

Women.

Science--History.

Science.

Sex.

Women's History / History of Gender.

History of Science.

Gender Studies.

Local Subjects:

Women's History / History of Gender.

History of Science.

Gender Studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

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.

Contents:

1. Hypatia of Alexandria

2. Hildegard von Bingen

3. Émilie du Châtelet

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.

Other Format:

Print version: Jaeger, Lars Women of Genius in Science

ISBN:

9783031239267