Femininity, Mathematics and Science, 1880-1914
Autor C. Jonesen Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 oct 2009
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780230555211
ISBN-10: 0230555217
Pagini: 276
Ilustrații: IX, 264 p. 9 illus.
Dimensiuni: 145 x 222 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:2009
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0230555217
Pagini: 276
Ilustrații: IX, 264 p. 9 illus.
Dimensiuni: 145 x 222 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:2009
Editura: Palgrave MacMillan
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction The 'glamour' of a 'wrangler': Women and Mathematics at Girton College, Cambridge Women at the 'Shrine of Pure Thought' Professional or Pedestal?: Hertha Ayrton, a Woman among the Engineers Collaboration, Reputation and the Business of Mathematics The Laboratory: A Suitable Place for a Woman?: Women, Masculinity and Laboratory Culture The Mathematics of Gender: Women, Participation and the Mathematical Community Bodies of Controversy: Women and the Royal Society of London Conclusion Notes Bibliography
Recenzii
Winner of the Women's History Network Book Prize 2010
'This excellent, thought-provoking study will deepen the understanding of all interested in gender issues and in the conflicts in science and mathematics in this period.' - Reviews in History
'This excellent, thought-provoking study will deepen the understanding of all interested in gender issues and in the conflicts in science and mathematics in this period.' - Reviews in History
Notă biografică
CLAIRE G. JONES is editor of HerStoria Magazine and an Associate Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool, UK. In 1999 she was joint winner of the Clare Evans Prize for the best new essay in the field of women's history and gender and history.