Scientists anonymous
Subtitle: great stories of women in science
By: Patricia Fara
Publisher: Icon
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thriplow
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781840468403
Subjects: Women in science; Women scientists; Biography; History
Description: Why, when girls outstrip boys in exams, are there still so few women in the top levels of science? Why have women been excluded - and is there still discrimination? Acclaimed science writer and children's author Patricia Farainvesti gates science past and present to find answers. She examines how women have struggled against unequal opportunities, and shows how they succeeded despite the obstacles stacked against them. All the renowned names are here - Marie Curie, Florence Nightingale, Rosalind Franklin - but Scientists Anonymous also reveals the stories of many dedicated, brilliant women who have been forgotten. Combining history, science and biography, Fara presents female explorers, mathematicians, astronomers and chemists from all over the world - including some who disguised themselves as men. And what about the future? Fara suggests that understanding women's achievements in the past will help today's schoolgirls to become tomorrow's celebrated scientists.
Notes: Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.