| Edward Pickering and His Women "Computers": Analyzing the Stars Contributor(s): Yount, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604136642 ISBN-13: 9781604136647 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2011002792 |
| Series: Trailblazers in Science and Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 42 years that Edward Pickering directed the Harvard College Observatory, he and his team of women "computers" made strides in promoting the new field of astrophotography, discovered the first spectroscopic binary star system, and cataloged more than 225,000 stars. Pickering hired women such as Henrietta Leavitt, who found a way to measure the distances to faraway stars, and Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, whose later work became the foundation for astrophysics, to process astronomical data gathered at the observatory. The advances these women made under Pickering's direction broadened the window of professional opportunity for women as well as our greater understanding of the universe. This new title highlights the lives of Pickering and his women "computers." |