Women in Science: Antiquity Through the Nineteenth Century: A Biographical Dictionary with Annotated Bibliography

by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie

Book Overview

From the ancient Greek physician Agamede to physicist and chemist Marie Curie, in descriptions ranging from a single paragraph to several pages, Women in Science profiles 186 women who as patronesses, translators, popularizers, collectors, illustrators, inventors, and active researchers, made significant contributions to science before 1910. It adds a new dimension to the history of science by rescuing from obscurity the many women who overcame significant cultural barriers to pursue scientific objectives. Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie is a historian of science who teaches at Oklahoma Baptist University.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026265038X
• ISBN13: 9780262650380
• Release Date: August 1990
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher