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Ladies in the Laboratory IV
Mary R.S. Creese
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Description for Ladies in the Laboratory IV
This volume is the fourth and concluding part of a survey which brings to light the contributions of about 1000 nineteenth-century women whose published work appeared in journals listed in the London Royal Society's Catalogue of Scientific Papers 1800-1900. Volume IV concerns women authors from Imperial Russia. Num Pages: 188 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; JFSJ1; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 287 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 762.
The first volume of Ladies in the Laboratory provided a systematic survey and comparison of the work of nineteenth-century American and British women in scientific research. Companion volumes focused on women scientists from Western Europe and the former British colonial territories of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In Ladies in the Laboratory IV, Mary R.S. Creese expands her scope to include the contributions of nineteenth-century women of Imperial Russia. Many of these women believed that science was the key to social progress, and the great advances in scientific research—work in which Russians had leading roles—made scientific ... Read more
The first volume of Ladies in the Laboratory provided a systematic survey and comparison of the work of nineteenth-century American and British women in scientific research. Companion volumes focused on women scientists from Western Europe and the former British colonial territories of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. In Ladies in the Laboratory IV, Mary R.S. Creese expands her scope to include the contributions of nineteenth-century women of Imperial Russia. Many of these women believed that science was the key to social progress, and the great advances in scientific research—work in which Russians had leading roles—made scientific ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442247413
SKU
V9781442247413
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Ref
99-15
About Mary R.S. Creese
Mary R.S. Creese is a former research chemist and has written numerous publications about the history of women scientists. She is the author of Ladies in the Laboratory: American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900 (Scarecrow, 1998), Ladies in the Laboratory II: West European Women in Science, 1800-1900 (Scarecrow, 2003), and Ladies in the Laboratory III: South African, Australian, New ... Read more
Reviews for Ladies in the Laboratory IV
This well-documented book, the fourth in a series describing the life and scientific accomplishments of 19th-century women, focuses on Russia. A former research chemist, Creese describes how women used science to advance themselves as independent thinkers. The interesting stories in the book show the variety of paths taken to achieve mastery of science. Politics in 19th-century Imperial Russia were different ... Read more