Nobel Prize women in science : their lives, struggles, and momentous discoveries / Sharon Bertsch McGrayne.
Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c1998.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 451 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cmISBN:- 0309072700 (pbk.) :
- 509.2/2 B 21
- Q141 .M358 1998b
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Unknown | Beverly Middle School | 920 MCG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 701648 |
"Second edition"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-431) and index.
Examines the lives of Nobel Prize-winning women scientists, including Marie Curie, Emmy Noether, and Lise Meitner, and explains why only ten women have won this prestigious award compared to 300 men.