Against the odds : women pioneers of science
Gribbin, John, 1946-2025
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Even in the third decade of the twenty-first century, it is still harder for women to make a career in science than men. Two centuries ago, however, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when science as we know it was just getting started, the situation was far worse. Then, the very notion of a female scientist would have been regarded as something of an oxymoron. 'Against the Odds' highlights the achievements of women who overcame hurdles and achieved scientific success (although not always as much as they deserved) in spite of male prejudice, as society changed over about 150 years, from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century.
Main title:
Against the odds : women pioneers of science / John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin ; foreword by Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
Author:
Gribbin, John, 1946-, authorGribbin, Mary, author
Imprint:
London : Icon Books, 2025.
Collation:
240 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781837731305 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
509.22509.252GRI920509.252 GRI509.252 GRIB
Language:
English
BRN:
7462745