A Devotion to Their Science: Pioneer Women of Radioactivity

A Devotion to Their Science: Pioneer Women of Radioactivity

Editorial Reviews
Montague Cohen, McGill University and Rutherford Museum
". . .provides a fascinating picture of the difficulties and obstacles faced by women who wished to pursue a career in science."

Book Description
Biographical essays on 23 women who worked in atomic science during the first two decades of the 20th century, including Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Irène Joliot-Curie, and a host of lesser-known women scientists whose life stories have never been told before.

A Devotion to Their Science: Pioneer Women of Radioactivity,Marelene F. Rayner-Canham,Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham,Chemical Heritage Foundation,0941901165,Atomic Physics,Biography,Biography/Autobiography,General,History,Radioactivity,Science,Science/Mathematics,Women In Science,Women chemists,Women physicists

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