| Rocks, Radio and Radar Contributor(s): Mary Harris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786346648 ISBN-13: 9781786346643 Publisher: Wspc (Europe) OUR PRICE: $140.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Women - History | Military - World War Ii - Science | History |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018061455 |
| Series: History of Modern Physical Sciences |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 6" W x 9" (2.17 lbs) 616 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Many women scientists, particularly those who did crucial work in two world wars, have disappeared from history. Until they are written back in, the history of science will continue to remain unbalanced. This book tells the story of Elizabeth Alexander, a pioneering scientist who changed thinking in geology and radio astronomy during WWII and its aftermath. Building on an unpublished diary, recently declassified government records and archive material adding considerably to knowledge about radar developments in the Pacific in WWII, this book also contextualises Elizabeth's academic life in Singapore before the war, and the country's educational and physical reconstruction after it as it moved towards independence. This unique story is a must-read for readers interested in scientific, social and military history during the WWII, historians of geology, radar, as well as scientific biographies. |
