Shohini Ghose

Her Space, Her Time

How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This book tells the stories of women physicists from around the world who transformed science. Many of them discovered invisible objects in the universe, and all wore a cloak of invisibility throughout their careers. Their remarkable stories of scientific innovation, inspirational leadership and overcoming invisibility deserve to go viral"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9780262048316
• ISBN-10: 0262048310
• Artikelnr.: 67479221

Autorenporträt

Shohini Ghose

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xi
1 Finding Space: Stellar Decoders Who Cataloged the Universe 1
2 About Time: Discoverers of the Big Bang 25
3 Escape Velocity: Pathfinders in Space Exploration 55
4 A Matter of Choice: Radioactivity Researchers 93
5 Binding Energy: The Atom Splitter 119
6 Forces of Nature: The Subatomic Photographers 147
7 Asymmetry: Nature's Rulebreakers 179
Epilogue 217
Acknowledgments 219
The Scientific Record 223
Further Reading 227
Index 235