Langbeschreibung
Biography of Harriet Brooks (1876-1933), one of the first Canadian researchers in the field of radioactivity, and her works. It follows her struggle to overcome conventions, to pursue a college education and an academic career.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Harriet Brooks - pioneer woman physicist; the Brooks family; defying convention - the McGill years; a year at Bryn Mawr; life with J. J. at the Cavendish; back home to McGill; the rights of a woman: Barnard College; a summer in the Adirondacks; European travels - Capri, Paris, and London; the eventful summer of 1907; adapting to married life; family life - from joy to sorrow; why has Brooks been overlooked?