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Women Pioneers of Medical Research
While most laymen could recognize Florence Nightingale as the founder of modern nursing, it's doubtful they could likewise identify Louise Pearce as one of the primary researchers in the cure for African Sleeping Sickness or Anna W. Williams as the discoverer of the diphtheria antitoxin. This book profiles 25 women who have made significant contributions to medical research, including Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Lydia Folger Fowler, Virginia Apgar, and Rosalind Franklin, among others. Each profile includes a general introduction and covers the woman's childhood or family background, her formal education, her most valuable contributions to the field, and the important events or persons which influenced her life and career.
Menopause and the Mind
An essential guide for every woman over the age of 30, this book focuses on one of the least understood, and most ignored, aspects of the aging process--the cognitive problems that accompany the decline of estrogen levels.
The Environment in Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
A foundational text in the conservation movement, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring challenged prevailing ideas of the health of the environment by showing that pesticides affected organisms other than their targets, such as humans and birds. The book also accused chemical companies and federal officials of complacency in regulating pesticides. Despite challenges from the chemical industry, the book reversed pesticide policy, leading to a ban on DDT for agricultural use. This compelling volume offers an in-depth analysis of the life, works, and importance of Rachel Carson. Critical essays focus on how the book put human impact at the center of environmental policy, how some felt that Carson exaggerated her claims, and how environmentalism stands in the way of human progress. The book also offers readers contemporary perspectives on environmental disasters.
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The Women of the Moon
Philosophers and poets in times past tried to figure out why the stainless moon "smoothly polished, like a diamond" in Dante's words, had stains. The agreed solution was that, like a mirror, it reflected the imperfect Earth. Today we smile, but it was a clever way to understand the Moon in a manner that was consistent with the beliefs of their age. The Moon is no longer the "in" thing. We see it as often as the Sun and give it little thought — we've become indifferent. However, the Moon does reflect more than just sunlight. The Moon, or more precisely the nomenclature of lunar craters, still holds up a mirror to an important aspect of human history. Of the 1586 craters that have been named honoring philosophers and scientists, only 28 honor a woman. These 28 women of the Moon present us with an opportunity to meditate on this gap, but perhaps more significantly, they offer us an opportunity to talk about their lives, mostly unknown today.
Technical Innovation in American History [3 volumes]
From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects of inventions on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest European colonization to the present. Technical Innovation in American History surveys the history of technology, documenting the chronological and thematic connections between specific inventions, technological systems, individuals, and events that have contributed to the history of science and technology in the United States. Covering eras from colonial times to the present day in three chronological volumes, the entries include innovations in fields such as archite...
Poethen - Schlüter
Die Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie (DBE) liegt jetzt in einer vollständigen Neuausgabe vor und gibt Auskunft über rund 63.000 Personen, die durch ihren Lebensweg, ihr Wirken, ihre Leistungen, ihre Taten und Untaten bis heute bemerkenswert erscheinen und zur kulturellen Erinnerung der Deutschen gehören. Dazu zählen Personen aus allen Bereichen des öffentlichen Lebens. In die bis ins frühe Mittelalter zurückreichende Enzyklopädie sind auch Österreicher und deutschsprachige Schweizer sowie Ausländer aufgenommen, deren Lebensweg sie in deutsche Länder geführt hat und deren Wirken sich in ihnen entfaltet hat. Die Artikel der ersten Ausgabe inklusive der Nachträge wurden grundle...
Kraatz - Menges
Die Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie (DBE) liegt jetzt in einer vollständigen Neuausgabe vor und gibt Auskunft über rund 63.000 Personen, die durch ihren Lebensweg, ihr Wirken, ihre Leistungen, ihre Taten und Untaten bis heute bemerkenswert erscheinen und zur kulturellen Erinnerung der Deutschen gehören. Dazu zählen Personen aus allen Bereichen des öffentlichen Lebens. In die bis ins frühe Mittelalter zurückreichende Enzyklopädie sind auch Österreicher und deutschsprachige Schweizer sowie Ausländer aufgenommen, deren Lebensweg sie in deutsche Länder geführt hat und deren Wirken sich in ihnen entfaltet hat. Die Artikel der ersten Ausgabe inklusive der Nachträge wurden grundle...
