Women in the history of quantum physics : beyond Knabenphysik / edited by Patrick Charbonneau, Michelle Frank, Margriet van der Heijden, Daniela Monaldi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charbonneau, Patrick, editor.

Frank, Michelle, editor.

Heijden, Margriet van der, editor.

Monaldi, Daniela, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women physicists--Biography.

Women physicists.

Quantum theory--History.

Quantum theory.

Genre:

Biographies

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 470 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Capturing the stories of sixteen women who made significant contributions to the development of quantum physics, this anthology highlights how, from the very beginning, women played a notable role in shaping one of the most fascinating and profound scientific fields of our time. Rigorously researched and written by historians, scientists, and philosophers of science, the findings in this interdisciplinary book transform traditional physics historiography. Entirely new sources are included alongside established sources that are examined from a fresh perspective. These concise biographies serve as a valuable counterweight to the prevailing narrative of male genius, and demonstrate that in the history of quantum physics, women of all backgrounds have been essential contributors all along. Accessible and engaging, this book is relevant for a wide audience including historians, scientists and science educators, gender theorists and sociologists."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Patrick Charbonneau, Michelle Frank, Margriet van der Heijden, Daniela Monaldi

1. The spectrum of He+ as a proving ground for Bohr's Model of the atom: a legacy of Williamina Fleming's astrophysical discovery / Maria McEachern, Bretislav Friedrich

2. H. Johanna van Leeuwen: the other scientist behind the Bohr-Van Leeuwen theorem / Miriam Blaauboer, Margriet van der Heijden

3. Hertha Sponer, Maven of quantum spectroscopy / Elise Crull

4. Angular and career momentum: what Lucy Mensing contributed to physics and why she left the field / Gernot Münster, Michel Janssen

5. Discouraging Jane: Dewey among the lucky generation of US physicists / Adriana Minor

6. Laura Chalk and the stark effect / Daniela Monaldi

7. Elizabeth Monroe Boggs: from quantum chemistry to the Manhattan project / Patrick Charbonneau

8. Excelsior! John Wheeler, Katharine Way, and the role of women in the exploration of the microcosm / Stefano Furlan

9. Sonja Ashauer from São Paulo to Cambridge: a journey to quantum electrodynamics / Barbra Miguele, Ivã Gurgel

10. Untangling entanglement history: early quantum contributions of Chien-Shiung Wu / Michelle Frank

11. From quantum physics to ethics: Grete Hermann on Heisenberg's Cut / Andrea Reichenberger

12. Women take the lead: a physics laboratory under the dictatorship in Portugal, 1940s-1960s / Ana Simões, Maria Paula Diogo

13. Carolyn Parker's electronic frequencies / Charnell Chasten Long

14. The Chew-Low-Salzman method and Freda Friedman Salzman: a physicist between nuclear and social interactions / Jens Salomon

15. Out of the ivory tower: Maria Lluïsa Canut and X-ray crystallography / Marta Jordi Taltavull

16. Ana María Cetto Kramis: light in quantum mechanics and open science / Mar Rivera Colomer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Women in the history of quantum physics

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781009535830

1009535838

OCLC:

1474234447

Publisher Number:

CIPO000240305