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The history of science is replete with women getting little notice for their groundbreaking discoveries. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, a tireless innovator who correctly theorized the substance of stars, was one of them. It was not easy being a woman of ambition in early twentieth-century England, much less one who wished to be a scientist. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin overcame prodigious obstacles to become a woman of many firsts: the first to receive a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College, the first promoted to full professor at Harvard, the first to head a department there. And, in what has been called “the most brilliant PhD thesis ever written in astronomy,” she was the first to describe what stars are made of. Payne-Gaposchkin lived in a society that did not know what to make of a determined schoolgirl who wanted to know everything. She was derided in college and refused a degree. As a graduate student, she faced formidable skepticism. Revolutionary ideas rarely enjoy instantaneous acceptance, but the learned men of the astronomical community found hers especially hard to take seriously. Though welcomed at the Harvard College Observatory, she worked for years without recognition or status. Still, she accomplished what every scientist yearns for: discovery. She revealed the atomic composition of stars—only to be told that her conclusions were wrong by the very man who would later show her to be correct. In What Stars Are Made Of, Donovan Moore brings this remarkable woman to life through extensive archival research, family interviews, and photographs. Moore retraces Payne-Gaposchkin’s steps with visits to cramped observatories and nighttime bicycle rides through the streets of Cambridge, England. The result is a story of devotion and tenacity that speaks powerfully to our own time.

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Bundeling van essays, geschreven door wetenschapshistorici, waarin Europees en Amerikaanse wetenschapsbeoefenaarsters, van 1789 tot 1979, onder de loep worden genomen. Dit historisch overzicht van leven en carrière van vrouwelijke wetenschappers, focust hoofdzakelijk op de wederzijdse impact die gezinsleven en wetenschappelijke carrière op elkaar uitoefenen. De auteurs willen aantonen dat een goede wetenschapper niet noodzakelijk moet voldoen aan het cliché van de wereldvreemde vorser in zijn laboratorium, maar dat 'wetenschap' en 'gezin', beide breed gedefinieerd, in vele gevallen perfect met elkaar samengaan.

Sociology of occupations --- Pure sciences. Natural sciences (general) --- Mathematics --- Astronomy --- Physics --- Biology --- History --- Academic sector --- Exact sciences --- Biographical details --- Book --- Royer, Clémence --- Kovalevskaya, Sofia --- Mitchell, Maria --- Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia --- Wrinch, Dorothy --- Curie-Sklodowska, Marie --- anno 1800-1899

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"This year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mendeleev's first publication of the Periodic Table of Elements. This book offers an original viewpoint on the history of the Periodic Table: a collective volume with short illustrated papers on women and their contribution to the building and the understanding of the Periodic Table and of the elements themselves. Few existing texts deal with women's contributions to the Periodic Table. A book on women's work will help make historical women chemists more visible, as well as shed light on the multifaceted character of the work on the chemical elements and their periodic relationships. Stories of female input, the editors believe, will contribute to the understanding of the nature of science, of collaboration as opposed to the traditional depiction of the lone genius. While the discovery of elements will be a natural part of this collective work, the editors aim to go beyond discovery histories. Stories of women contributors to the chemistry of the elements will also include understanding the concept of element, identifying properties, developing analytical methods, mapping the radioactive series, finding applications of elements, and the participation of women as audiences when new elements were presented at lectures. As for the selection of women, the chapters include pre-periodic table contributions as well as recent discoveries, unknown stories as well as more famous ones. The main emphasis will be on work conducted in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Furthermore, the book includes elements from different groups in the periodic table, so as to represent a variety of chemical contexts"--

Women chemists --- Periodic table of the elements --- Chemistry --- History --- Periodic table of the elements. --- Femmes chimistes. --- Classification périodique des éléments. --- Chimie --- History. --- Histoire. --- Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, --- Du Châtelet, Gabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil --- Lavoisier, Marie-Anne-Pierrette, --- Marcet, --- Lermontova, Julia V., --- Cleve-Euler, Astrid, --- Richards, Ellen H. --- Arnal Yarza, Jenara Vicenta, --- Immerwahr, Clara, --- Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia, --- Noddack, Ida, --- Cremer, E. --- Lonsdale, Kathleen, --- Cauchois, Y. --- Curie, Marie, --- Horovitz, Stefanie, --- Brooks, Harriet, --- Todd, Margaret Georgina, --- Gleditsch, Ellen, --- Burr, May Sybil (Leslie). --- Meitner, Lise, --- Róna, Elizabeth, --- Perey, Marguerite, --- Bernert, Traude. --- Karlik, Berta. --- Joliot-Curie, Irène, --- Karle, Isabella, --- Wu, C. S. --- Kuki-Mayeda, Toshiko K., --- Bowen, Barbara, --- Almond, Mary, --- King, Reatha Clark, --- Freund, Ida, --- Hamilton, Alice, --- Woker, Gertrud, --- Lavoisier, Marie-Anne de --- Marcet, Jane Haldimand --- Cleve, Astrid, --- Richards, Ellen Henrietta, --- Immerwahr, Clara --- Gaposchkin, Cecilia Helena Payne --- Noddack, Ida Eva,‏ --- Cremer, Erika, --- Lonsdale, Kathleen --- Cauchois, Yvette --- Curie, Marie --- Joliot-Curie, Irène --- Brooks, Harriet --- Todd, Margaret Georgina,‏ --- Gleditsch, Ellen --- May Sybil, Leslie, --- Meitner, Lise --- Róna, Elizabeth --- Perey, Marguerite --- Bernert, Traude, --- Karlik, Berta, --- Wu, Chien-shiung --- Hamilton, Alice --- Cleve-Euler, Astrid --- Richards, Ellen Henrietta --- Woker, Gertrud. --- Women chemists - Biography --- Chemistry - History --- Classification périodique des éléments. --- Du Châtelet, Gabrielle-Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil --- Joliot-Curie, Irène --- Róna, Elizabeth