The colorful lives of these women, who often traveled in the most avant-garde circles of their day, are presented in fascinating detail. The obstacles and censures that were also a part of their lives are a sobering reminder of the bias against women still present in this and other fields of academic endeavor. Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.
Author(s): Lynn M. Osen
Publisher: The MIT Press
Year: 1975
Language: English
Pages: 189
Tags: Математика;История математики;
Women in Mathematics......Page 2
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
History......Page 19
Hypatia 370–415......Page 29
From the Dark Ages to the Renaissance: The "Witch" of Agnesi 1718–1799......Page 41
Emilie de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet 1706–1749......Page 57
Caroline Herschel 1750–1848......Page 78
Sophie Germain 1776–1831......Page 89
Mary Fairfax Somerville 1780–1872......Page 100
Sonya Corvin-Krukovsky Kovalevsky 1850–1891......Page 122
Emmy (Amalie) Noether 1882–1935......Page 146
The Golden Age of Mathematics......Page 158
The Feminine Mathtique......Page 168
Illustration Credits......Page 176
References......Page 177
C......Page 183
H......Page 184
L......Page 185
N......Page 186
R......Page 187
W......Page 188
