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- Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.The colorful lives of these women, who often traveled in the most avant-garde circles of their day, are presented in fascinating detail.
- About the Author: Kathleen Baynes is Professor at the Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis.
- 200 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Women
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Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.Book Synopsis
Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.The colorful lives of these women, who often traveled in the most avant-garde circles of their day, are presented in fascinating detail. The obstacles and censures that were also a part of their lives are a sobering reminder of the bias against women still present in this and other fields of academic endeavor. Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.
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These eight biographies of woman mathematicians parallel the growth of mathematics and provide a new approach to the history of mathematics. Mathematicians will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.About the Author
Kathleen Baynes is Professor at the Center for Mind and Brain, University of California, Davis.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.92 Inches (H) x 5.21 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)
Weight: .58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 200
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Women
Publisher: MIT Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Lynn M Osen
Language: English
Street Date: February 15, 1975
TCIN: 92045340
UPC: 9780262650090
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-9142
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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