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ISBN: 9781576070901 - International Women in Science
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International Women in Science

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A Biographical Dictionary to 1950

Catherine M.C. Haines

ISBN: 9781576070901
Format: Hardback
Publisher:ABC-CLIO Ltd


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Imagine what science would be today without Marie Curie, Mary Leakey, or Rosalind Franklin (who, along with Watson and Crick, discovered the structure of DNA). Despite obstacles that would have stopped many a fainter heart, these women and unheralded others around the world persevered to contribute immeasurably to the scientific revolution that has changed human life.

International Women in Science…

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This A-Z encyclopedia includes entries on women who made pioneering scientific discoveries, as well as others whose work was characterized by lifelong, dogged perseverance. Contains entries for approximately 400 women, excluding North America (covered in American Women in Science) from 1600 to 1950.
 
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