Scientific Women: Re-Visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Tietjen, Jill S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030514471 ISBN-13: 9783030514471 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | History - Social Science | Gender Studies - History | Women |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.68 lbs) 187 pages |
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Publisher Description: The book highlights women's contributions to science, which have often been marginalized and overlooked throughout history. The book first provides an overview of the development of the various science professions over time - placed in socioeconomic and cultural contexts - and women's role in the sciences throughout history. The author then exemplifies - through history, example, and case studies - that although women were denied a scientific education until fairly recently in our history, they have nevertheless demonstrated intellect and capability in mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and computer sciences throughout time. Biographies of women who contributed to these fields since before the Common Era are interwoven into a discussion of the development of the scientific profession, the advancement of education, the professionalization of the various scientific occupations, and the advancement of women in society. This book is a follow up to the author's book "Engineering Women: Re-visioning Women's Scientific Achievements and Impacts" (Springer 2017). The author, Jill Tietjen, is the series editor for Springer's Women in Engineering and Science book series.
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