Diversion Books
Ten Women Who Changed Science and the World: Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Chien-Shiung Wu, Virginia Apgar, and More
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- Catherine Whitlock
- Diversion Books
- Hardcover
- 9781635766103
- 9.1 X 6.3 X 1 inches
- 1.2 pounds
- History > Women
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
These minibiographies of women who persisted will move anyone with an avid curiosity about the world. -Publishers Weekly
It has been more than a century since the Nobel Prize in science was first awarded to a woman. And after Marie Curie's 1911 accolade, seventeen other women--including two in 2018--have been so honored (Curie won the award a second time). This book explores the lives of Curie, three other female Nobel Prize winners, and six other women who broke through gender discrimination in a variety of fields to help shape our world with their extraordinary discoveries and inventions.
What drove these remarkable women to cure previously incurable diseases, disprove existing theories, or identify new sources of energy? Despite living during periods when the contribution of women was often disregarded, if not ignored, these resilient women persevered with their research. By daring to ask How? and Why? and laboring against the odds, each of these women, in her own way, made the world a better place.
Author Bio
My background is in biomedical research. With a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences and a PhD in Immunology (Imperial College, London University), I spent ten happy and productive years in London labs. Here, I explored the immune response in two autoimmune diseases: Goodpasture’s disease, a rare kidney disorder, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Researching novel therapies for rheumatoid arthritis overlapped with another research project: studying how cells of the immune system travel round the body and locate their targets.
This journey, combined with teaching roles at Kings College London, New York University (NYU London) and the meetings company EuroSciCon, led me to my current career as a science communicator.
After gaining a Diploma in Science Communication (Birkbeck College, London University: Distinction), I now work freelance as a science writer and author. I am a member of the Association of British Science Writers, the Royal Society of Biology and the British Society for Immunology.
Based in Kent, UK, I write about science, medicine and nature.
Source: Catherinewhitlock.co.uk
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