{"product_id":"against-the-odds-women-pioneers-of-science-9781837731329","title":"Against the Odds: Women Pioneers of Science","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEven in the third decade of the twenty-first century, it is still harder for women to make a career in science than men. Two centuries ago, however, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when science as we know it was just getting started, the situation was far worse. Then, the very notion of a female scientist would have been regarded as something of an oxymoron.  From bestselling and award-winning science writers John and Mary Gribbin, Against the Odds highlights the achievements of women who overcame hurdles and achieved scientific success (although not always as much as they deserved) in spite of male prejudice, as society changed over about 150 years, from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century.  There is Eunice Newton Foote, who discovered the carbon dioxide greenhouse effect; Chien-Shiung Wu, who discovered the law which allows matter to exist in the Universe today; and Barbara McClintock, who discovered how genes turn on and off.  With a foreword from astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, this book is not only a cautionary tale about the stifling effects of prejudice against women in science, but is a celebration of those who achieved success against the odds – and an inspiration for the next generation.  AUTHORS: John Gribbin's numerous bestselling books include In Search of Schrödinger's Cat and Six Impossible Things, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize. He has been described as 'one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around' by the Spectator. In 2021, he was made Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.  Mary Gribbin is a teacher and science writer, and previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex. With John Gribbin she has written several science books, including Being Human, Fire on Earth, major biographies of Richard Feynman and Robert FitzRoy, and the 'in 90 minutes' series of biographies.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781837731329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Icon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Duxford, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN GRIBBIN's \u003c\/b\u003enumerous bestselling books include \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Schrödinger's Cat \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSix Impossible Things\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize. He has been described as 'one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around' by the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2021, he was made Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARY GRIBBIN\u003c\/b\u003e is a teacher and science writer, and previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex. With John Gribbin she has written several science books, including \u003ci\u003eBeing Human\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFire on Earth,\u003c\/i\u003e major biographies of Richard Feynman and Robert FitzRoy, and the 'in 90 minutes' series of biographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"John Gribbin \u0026 Mary Gribbin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979756777689,"sku":"9781837731329","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781837731329.jpg?v=1784470334","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/against-the-odds-women-pioneers-of-science-9781837731329","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}