Forces of Nature: The Women Who Changed Science

by Leila McNeill and Anna Reser

Book Overview

From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted, or actively suppressed. Forces of Nature sets the record straight and charts the fascinating history of women's discoveries in science.

In the ancient and medieval world, women served as royal physicians and nurses, taught mathematics, studied the stars, and practiced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711248974
• ISBN13: 9780711248977
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.2"