Beyond Curie
Four Women in Physics and Their Remarkable Discoveries, 1903 to 1963
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, General Physics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Scott Calvin | ISBN: | 9781681746463 |
| Publisher: | Morgan & Claypool Publishers | Publication: | July 31, 2017 |
| Imprint: | IOP Concise Physics | Language: | English |
| Author: | Scott Calvin |
| ISBN: | 9781681746463 |
| Publisher: | Morgan & Claypool Publishers |
| Publication: | July 31, 2017 |
| Imprint: | IOP Concise Physics |
| Language: | English |
In the 116 year history of the Nobel Prize in Physics, only two women have won the award; Marie Curie (1903) and Maria Mayer (1963). During the 60 years between those awards, several women did work of similar calibre. This book focuses on those women, providing biographies for each that discuss both how they made their discoveries and the gender-specific reception of those discoveries. It also discusses the Nobel process and how society and the scientific community's treatment of them were influenced by their gender.
In the 116 year history of the Nobel Prize in Physics, only two women have won the award; Marie Curie (1903) and Maria Mayer (1963). During the 60 years between those awards, several women did work of similar calibre. This book focuses on those women, providing biographies for each that discuss both how they made their discoveries and the gender-specific reception of those discoveries. It also discusses the Nobel process and how society and the scientific community's treatment of them were influenced by their gender.
