The Madame Curie Complex
Title | The Madame Curie Complex PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Des Jardins |
Publisher | The Feminist Press at CUNY |
Total Pages | 329 |
Release | 2010-03-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1558616551 |
The historian and author of Lillian Gilbreth examines the “Great Man” myth of science with profiles of women scientists from Marie Curie to Jane Goodall. Why is science still considered to be predominantly male profession? In The Madame Curie Complex, Julie Des Jardin dismantles the myth of the lone male genius, reframing the history of science with revelations about women’s substantial contributions to the field. She explores the lives of some of the most famous female scientists, including Jane Goodall, the eminent primatologist; Rosalind Franklin, the chemist whose work anticipated the discovery of DNA’s structure; Rosalyn Yalow, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist; and, of course, Marie Curie, the Nobel Prize-winning pioneer whose towering, mythical status has both empowered and stigmatized future generations of women considering a life in science. With lively anecdotes and vivid detail, The Madame Curie Complex reveals how women scientists have changed the course of science—and the role of the scientist—throughout the twentieth century. They often asked different questions, used different methods, and came up with different, groundbreaking explanations for phenomena in the natural world.
Cybernetics and Systems Research '92
Title | Cybernetics and Systems Research '92 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Cybernetics |
ISBN |
Women and the Historical Enterprise in America
Title | Women and the Historical Enterprise in America PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Des Jardins |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780807854754 |
Looks at the works of women historians, from the late nineteenth century to the end of World War II, and their impact on the social and cultural history of the United States.
The Battle of Dorking
Title | The Battle of Dorking PDF eBook |
Author | George Tomkyns Chesney |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 112 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Imaginary wars and battles |
ISBN |
Physics 11
Title | Physics 11 PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon R. Gore |
Publisher | Kamloops, B.C. : G.R. Gore |
Total Pages | 384 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780969821991 |
Philosophy and Practice in Writing a History of Ancient Israel
Title | Philosophy and Practice in Writing a History of Ancient Israel PDF eBook |
Author | Megan Bishop Moore |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 217 |
Release | 2009-07-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0567109895 |
An examination of current methodologies for writing Israel's history.
Organizing for Sustainability
Title | Organizing for Sustainability PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Albers Mohrman |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | 245 |
Release | 2011-07-19 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0857245589 |
Based on rich empirical data about cases of organizations working to build a more sustainable future, this volume tests the applicability of the formal knowledge base about management and organizations, while refining, modifying and extending it to increase its usefulness in addressing the challenges of organizing for sustainable effectiveness.