Binding: Hardcover
Description: An inspiring anthology of writings by trailblazing women astronomers from around the globe The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Virginia Trimble and David Weintraub vividly describe how before 1900, a woman who wanted to study the stars had to have a father brother or husband to provide entry and how the considerable intellectual skills of women astronomers were still not enough to enable them to pry open doors of opportunity for much of the twentieth century. After decades of difficult struggles women are closer to equality in astronomy than ever before. Trimble and Weintraub bring together the stories of the tough and determined women who flung the doors wide open. Taking readers from 1960 to today this triumphant anthology serves as an inspiration to current and future generations of women scientists while giving voice to the history of a transformative era in astronomy. With contributions by Neta A. Bahcall Beatriz Barbuy Ann Merchant Boesgaard Jocelyn Bell Burnell Catherine Cesarsky Poonam Chandra Xuefei Chen Cathie Clarke Judith Gamora Cohen France Anne C rdova Anne Pyne Cowley Bo ena Czerny Wendy L. Freedman Yilen G mez Maqueo Chew Gabriela Gonz lez Saeko S. Hayashi Martha P. Haynes Roberta M. Humphreys Vicky Kalogera Gillian Knapp Shazrene S. Mohamed Carole Mundell Priyamvada Natarajan Dara J. Norman Hiranya Peiris Judith Lynn Pipher Dina Prialnik Anneila I. Sargent Sara Seager Gra ina Tautvai ien Silvia Torres - Peimbert Virginia Trimble Meg Urry Ewine F. van Dishoeck Patricia Ann Whitelock Sidney Wolff and Rosemary F. G. Wyse.
Title: The Sky Is For Everyone Women Astronomers In Their Own Words
Brand: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691207100
Pages: 504 Pages, 72 B/W Illus.
Publication Date: 6/21/2022
Category: Astronomy, Space & Time