Out of the Shadows

Whyaretheresofewprominentfemalephysicists?Traditionallywomenhavefacedbarriersinhighereducation,denyingthemaccesstohigherlearningandscientificlaboratories.Todaymanyofthesebarriershavebeenbreached,butthefemalepioneerswhoovercamediscriminationandbecamemajorplayersintheirfieldsremainlargelyintheshadows.Theirnamesdeservetobeknownandtheimportanceoftheirwork,achievementsandcontributionstosciencewarrantrecognition.Originallypublishedin2006,OutoftheShadowsprovidesanaccurateandauthoritativedescriptionofthewomenwhomadeoriginalandimportantcontributionstophysicsinthetwentiethcentury,documentingtheirmajordiscoveriesandputtingtheirworkintoitshistoricalcontext.Eachchapterconcentratesonadifferentwoman,andiswrittenbyaphysicistwithconsiderableexperienceintheirfield.Thebookisanidealreferenceforanyonewithaninterestinscienceandsocialhistory.