{"product_id":"forces-of-nature-isbn-9780711248977","title":"Forces of Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted, or actively suppressed. \u003ci\u003eForces of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e sets the record straight and charts the fascinating history of women’s discoveries in science.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the ancient and medieval world, women served as royal physicians and nurses, \u003cb\u003etaught mathematics, studied the stars, and practiced midwifery\u003c\/b\u003e. As natural philosophers, physicists, anatomists, and botanists, they were central to the great intellectual flourishing of the \u003cb\u003eScientific Revolution and the Enlightenment\u003c\/b\u003e. More recently women have been crucially involved in the Manhattan Project, pioneering space missions and much more. Despite their record of \u003cb\u003eillustrious achievements\u003c\/b\u003e, even today very few women win Nobel Prizes in science.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this thoroughly researched, authoritative work, you will discover how women have navigated a male-dominated scientific culture – showing themselves to be \u003cb\u003epioneers\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003etrailblazers\u003c\/b\u003e, often without any recognition at all. Included in the book are the stories of: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHypatia of Alexandria, one of the earliest recorded female mathematicians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaria Cunitz who corrected errors in Kepler’s work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmmy Noether who discovered fundamental laws of physics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVera Rubin one of the most influential astronomers of the twentieth century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJocelyn Bell Burnell who helped discover pulsars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Frances Lincoln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891922464997,"sku":"NP9780711248977","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/6984696f-141e-4665-9002-ac7a015ce3ae.jpg?v=1767856907","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/forces-of-nature-isbn-9780711248977","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}