Book ID: CBB039978761

Extraordinary Women in Science & Medicine: Four Centuries of Achievement (2022)

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Published to accompany the 2013 landmark exhibition at the Grolier Club, this catalogue explores the legacy of thirty-two remarkable women whose accomplishments in physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, computing, and medicine contributed to the advancement of science. More than 150 original items are pictured and described, including books, manuscripts, periodicals, offprints, dissertations, and laboratory apparatus (such as that used by Marie Curie during her earliest work on radioactivity), providing a remarkable overview of the scientific contributions of this eminent group.

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Authors & Contributors
Sullivan, Kathryn D.
Friss, Evan
Mariana Mogilevich
Shih, Ashanti
Jackson, Shirley Ann
Philip Mark Plotch
Journals
The Bridge: Journal of the National Academy of Engineering
Physis: Rivista Internazionale di Storia della Scienza
Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
American Heritage of Invention and Technology
Publishers
Columbia University Press
Three Hills, an imprint of Cornell University Press
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
University of Virginia Press
University of Pittsburgh Press
University of Minnesota Press
Concepts
Women in science
Engineering
Disasters; catastrophes
Hurricanes; typhoons
Technology and politics
Biographies
People
Degener, Otto
Doudna, Jennifer
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
19th century
18th century
Places
New York City (New York, U.S.)
United States
Hawaii (U.S.)
Berlin (Germany)
Institutions
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
New York Botanical Garden
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
Hubble Space Telescope
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