Scientists Anonymous: Great Stories of Women in Science - Softcover

Fara, Patricia

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9781840465747: Scientists Anonymous: Great Stories of Women in Science

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840465743 ISBN 13: 9781840465747

Publisher: Wizard Books, 2005

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The big names are here - Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale, Rosalind Franklin - alongside stories of brilliant women who have been forgotten, in a fascinating blend of history, science and biography.

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'Fara is an exhaustive, encyclopaedic guide to the achievements, both celebrated and unsung, of women in science, scrupulous about setting these in their historical and cultural contexts, explanatory without being didactic and immensely readable.' Jan Mark, Guardian

About the Author:

Patricia Fara is a Fellow of Clare College at the University of Cambridge and works in the university's History and Philosophy of Science Department. An acclaimed author of adult popular science, she also wrote the first ever book on computers for children.

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