Women of Science

Women of Science
Author: Gabriele Kass-Simon
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 1993
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780253208132

Women of Science is a collection of essays dealing with contributions women have made to various scientific disciplines, written by women scientists in those disciplines. The areas covered are: astronomy, archaeology, biology, chemistry, crystallography, engineering, geology, mathematics, medicine, and physics. The women who have written these essays are, for the most part, not professional historians, but rather scientific professionals who felt the necessity of researching the contributions women have made to the devlopment of their fields. The essays are unique, not only because they recover lost women who made significant contributions to their disciplines, but also because they are written with a depth of understanding that only a scientist working in a specific area can have. The essays will be of interest not only to students (especially women students) of science who may be unaware of the many contributions women have made, but also to readers of the history of science whoses texts more often than not fail to include the work of most women scientists.

Documenting the World

Documenting the World
Author: Gregg Mitman
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2016-12-20
Genre: Science
ISBN: 022612925X

Imagine the twentieth century without photography and film. Its history would be absent of images that define historical moments and generations: the death camps of Auschwitz, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Apollo lunar landing. It would be a history, in other words, of just artists’ renderings and the spoken and written word. To inhabitants of the twenty-first century, deeply immersed in visual culture, such a history seems insubstantial, imprecise, and even, perhaps, unscientific. Documenting the World is about the material and social life of photographs and film made in the scientific quest to document the world. Drawing on scholars from the fields of art history, visual anthropology, and science and technology studies, the chapters in this book explore how this documentation—from the initial recording of images, to their acquisition and storage, to their circulation—has altered our lives, our ways of knowing, our social and economic relationships, and even our surroundings. Far beyond mere illustration, photography and film have become an integral, transformative part of the world they seek to show us.

The Science Record

The Science Record
Author: Alfred Ely Beach
Publisher: Arkose Press
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2015-10-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781345563672

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Science Record

Science Record
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781020100673

Science Record is an invaluable source of information for anyone interested in the latest developments in the field of science. This compendium provides a comprehensive overview of the most important scientific discoveries and breakthroughs of the past year, covering a wide range of topics from astronomy and physics to biology and medicine. With clear and concise writing and a wealth of original research and analysis, this book is an essential resource for scientists, students, and anyone interested in the cutting edge of scientific research. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Mosaic Record and Modern Science

The Mosaic Record and Modern Science
Author: Luther Tracy Townsend
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2024-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3385454611

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.