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By: Rayner-Canham, Marelene F. & Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham
Price: $17.25
Publisher: Montreal, Mcgill Queens Univ Pr: 1997
Seller ID: 16499
ISBN: 0773516425
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Only slight wear to card covers ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked.; 8.98 X 5.98 X 0.94 inches; 307 pages; 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, Irene Joliot-Curie, and a host of lesser-known women scientists whose life stories have never before been told. The biographies highlight the lives and work of these women, noting their contributions and the challenges they faced and overcame. Taken together the essays record their collective experiences, highlighting the... View more info