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The Madame Curie Complex

By Julie Des Jardins

The Madame Curie Complex Books

The Madame Curie Complex

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2010-03-01
Publication Date:
2010-03-01
Publisher:
Feminist Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1558616136
ISBN13:
9781558616134
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
348 g
Height:
154 cm
Width:
218 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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