{"product_id":"her-space-her-time-isbn-9780262552998","title":"Her Space, Her Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exciting new title in the vein of \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the inspiring stories of long-overlooked women physicists and astronomers who discovered the fundamental rules of the universe and reshaped the rules of society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWomen physicists and astronomers from around the world have transformed science and society, but the critical roles they played in their fields are not always well-sung. \u003ci\u003eHer Space, Her Time\u003c\/i\u003e, authored by award-winning quantum physicist Shohini Ghose, brings together the stories of these remarkable women to celebrate their indelible scientific contributions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each chapter of the book\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Ghose explores a scientific topic and explains how the women featured in that chapter revolutionized that area of physics and astronomy. In doing so, she also addresses particular aspects of women’s experiences in physics and astronomy: in the chapter on time, for instance, we learn of Henrietta Leavitt and Margaret Burbidge, who helped discover the big bang and the cosmic calendar; in the chapter on space exploration, we learn of Anigaduwagi (Cherokee) aerospace scientist Mary Golda Ross, who helped make the Moon landings possible; and in the chapter on subatomic particles, we learn of Marietta Blau, Hertha Wambacher, and Bibha Chowdhuri, who contributed to the discovery of the building blocks of the universe, and, in doing so, played a crucial role in determining who gets to do physics today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngaging, accessible, and timely, \u003ci\u003eHer Space, Her Time \u003c\/i\u003eis a collective story of scientific innovation, inspirational leadership, and overcoming invisibility that will leave a lasting impression on any reader curious about the rule-breakers and trendsetters who illuminated our understanding of the universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome of the featured women scientists in the book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e•   Williamina Fleming\u003cbr\u003e•   Annie Jump Cannon\u003cbr\u003e•   Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin\u003cbr\u003e•   Antonia Maury\u003cbr\u003e•   Henrietta Leavitt\u003cbr\u003e•   Margaret Burbidge\u003cbr\u003e•   Mary Golda Ross\u003cbr\u003e•   Dilhan Eryurt\u003cbr\u003e•   Claudia Alexander\u003cbr\u003e•   Joyce Neighbors\u003cbr\u003e•   Navajo women of Shiprock \u003cbr\u003e•   Harriet Brooks\u003cbr\u003e•   Marie Curie\u003cbr\u003e•   Lise Meitner\u003cbr\u003e•   Marietta Blau\u003cbr\u003e•   Hertha Wambacher\u003cbr\u003e•   Bibha Chowdhuri\u003cbr\u003e•   Wu Chien-Shiung\u003cbr\u003e•   Women of the Manhattan Project\u003cbr\u003e•   Vera RubinTable of Contents:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. FINDING SPACE: STELLAR DECODERS WHO CATALOGED THE UNIVERSE ANNIE JUMP CANNON, ANNA DRAPER, WILLIAMINA FLEMING, ANTONIA MAURY, CECILIA PAYNE-GAPOSCHKIN, AND THE WOMEN OF THE HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. ABOUT TIME: DISCOVERERS OF THE BIG BANG HENRIETTA LEAVITT AND MARGARET BURBIDGE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. ESCAPE VELOCITY: PATHFINDERS IN SPACE EXPLORATION MARY GOLDA ROSS, JOYCE NEIGHBORS, DILHAN ERYURT, CLAUDIA ALEXANDER, AND THE WOMEN WHO POWERED NASA'S SPACE PROGRAM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. A MATTER OF CHOICE: RADIOACTIVITY RESEARCHERS HARRIET BROOKS AND MARIE SKŁODOWSKA CURIE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. BINDING ENERGY: THE ATOM SPLITTER LISE MEITNER\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. FORCES OF NATURE: THE SUBATOMIC PHOTOGRAPHERS MARIETTA BLAU, HERTHA WAMBACHER BIBHA CHOWDHURI AND ELISA FROTA-PESSOA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. ASYMMETRY: NATURE’S RULEBREAKERS CHIEN-SHIUNG WU AND VERA RUBIN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEPILOGUE\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE SCIENTIFIC RECORD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDIGGING DEEPER\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Fall 2023 Adult Announcements Science list\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected as one of The Next Big Idea Club’s October 2023 Must-Read Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Shohini Ghose’s book \u003ci\u003eHer Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe\u003c\/i\u003e certainly fulfills its subtitle. The seven chapters are highly informative, each one having dramatic moments and discoveries. Ghose skillfully weaves together accessible descriptions of astrophysical concepts with the personal lives of the women scientists. I recommend this book as required reading for anyone teaching astronomy and astrophysics, as well as those with an amateur interest . . . By writing this book, Ghose is doing the work of rectifying some of these past wrongs.”\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—American Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e“A disdain for misogyny past and present shines through in Shohini Ghose's rich history of women's underappreciated contributions to astronomy and physics . . . \u003ci\u003eHer Space, Her Time\u003c\/i\u003e [has] made an important contribution to this chain of histories, one that will no doubt lead to a clearer view of the science that lit up our universe.”\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—New Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This book is truly for everyone, and I can’t overstate how much I enjoyed it.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—BBC Sky at Night Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[An] engaging new book . . . Ghose explains complex concepts with clarity, understandable for the non-scientist, and the book is a passionate look at the women who’ve pushed our understanding forward in space exploration, radioactivity, the splitting of the atom, and subatomic imaging, revealing the crucial role women have played, bringing their achievements to light, and in doing, making a strong case for women’s place in science now.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHer Space, Her Time\u003c\/i\u003e will likely draw comparisons to other biographies of women scientists and mathematicians like \u003ci\u003eHidden Figures\u003c\/i\u003e by Margot Lee Shetterly and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Universe\u003c\/i\u003e by Dava Sobel. But Ghose’s book, with its unique structure and writing style, earns its own space (pun intended) in the genre . . . \u003ci\u003eHer Space, Her Time\u003c\/i\u003e provides a digestible, informative starting point for making these scientists visible.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Symmetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A fascinating book about relatively neglected pioneering women physicists and\u003cbr\u003eastronomers who have made transformative contributions despite the overbearing\u003cbr\u003einfluence of masculine science and institutions.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eParadigm Explorer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This book is a vital, intimate chronicle of the indomitable women science pioneers who fought to better understand the universe. Shohini Ghose, an accomplished physicist herself, not only brings these women’s stories into the light, she brings them to life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Chris Hadfield, astronaut and bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engaging and thoroughly researched work that reveals the many vital contributions woman scientists made to the space age. Even serious students of this history are sure to be surprised by the missing pieces Ghose reveals.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kathryn D. Sullivan; Scientist, Astronaut, Explorer; author of \u003ci\u003eHandprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention\u003c\/i\u003e; co-author of \u003ci\u003eTo the Stars!\u003c\/i\u003e with Carmella VanVleet and \u003ci\u003eHow to Spacewalk\u003c\/i\u003e with Michael J. Rosen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This carefully researched collection of important scientific contributions by women will inspire a new generation of young women to consider a career in science.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Arthur B. McDonald, Director, SNOLAB; co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Her Space, Her Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating book that honors and highlights a wonderful selection of women who broke boundaries and challenged conventions in science and society.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Donna Strickland, Professor of Physics, University of Waterloo; co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eShohini Ghose is Professor of Physics and Computer Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. She is Director of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS) and the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering. She is the recipient of several awards, including a TED Senior Fellowship and selection to the College of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2019, was among 25 women scientists worldwide featured in a UNESCO exhibit in Paris. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eClues to the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304433897701,"sku":"NP9780262552998","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262552998.jpg?v=1767728952","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/her-space-her-time-isbn-9780262552998","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}