Description
| Product ID: | 9780674919198 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Vera Rubin |
| Subtitle: | A Life |
| Authors: | Author: Jacqueline Mitton, Simon Mitton |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Gender studies: women and girls, History of science, Astronomy, space and time, Astrophysics, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Gender studies: women, History of science, Astronomy, space & time, Astrophysics |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton offer the first biography of Vera Rubin, an astronomer who made vital contributions to our understanding of dark matter. An outstanding scientist herself, Rubin also championed women in science, by mentoring, advocating for hiring women faculty, disseminating their research, and recognizing their achievements. |
| Imprint Name: | The Belknap Press |
| Publisher Name: | Harvard University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-03-26 |