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Sophie Germain: An Essay in the History of the Theory of Elasticity
Bucciarelli, L.L.; Dworsky, N.
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paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 245.
Why should the story of a woman's role in the development of a scientific theory be written? Is it to celebrate, as some have done, the heroism of a woman's struggle in a man's world? Or is it, rather~to demonstrate that gender is irrelevant to the march of scientific ideas? This book hopes to do neither. Rather, it intends to do justice both to the professional life of a woman in science and to the development of the theory with which she was engaged. Technically, this essay centers on Sophie Germain's analysis of the modes of vibration of elastic surfaces, ... Read more
Why should the story of a woman's role in the development of a scientific theory be written? Is it to celebrate, as some have done, the heroism of a woman's struggle in a man's world? Or is it, rather~to demonstrate that gender is irrelevant to the march of scientific ideas? This book hopes to do neither. Rather, it intends to do justice both to the professional life of a woman in science and to the development of the theory with which she was engaged. Technically, this essay centers on Sophie Germain's analysis of the modes of vibration of elastic surfaces, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
149
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the History of Modern Science
Number of Pages
149
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027711359
SKU
V9789027711359
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