A Devotion to Their Science Pioneer Women of Radioactivity

When the subject of women in atomic science is mentioned, Marie Curie's name immediately leaps to mind. Many other women also worked in the field, but their names have been forgotten. A Devotion to Their Science reclaims this first generation of women researchers in radioactivity, providing new insights into the contribution of women to atomic science and dispelling the myth that this field was essentially a male preserve.

About the author

Edited by Marelene F. Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham

Summary

This work includes biographical essays on 23 women who worked in atomic science during the first two decades of the 20th century, including Marie Curie, Lise Meitner and Irene Joliot-Curie.

Product details

• Authors: Marelene F. Rayner-Canham, Geoffrey Rayner-Canham, Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham, Marelene F Rayner-Canham, Geoffrey W Rayner-Canham
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 28.05.1997
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9780773516427
• ISBN: 978-0-7735-1642-7
• Pages: 320
• Dimensions (packing): 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm
• Weight (packing): 426 g
• Subjects: Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Atom- und Molekularphysik, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, History - General History, HISTORY / Canada / General, SCIENCE / Radiation