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1 online resource (623 pages) |
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Cover ; Half Title ; Title ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Part I The Betty Book; Chapter 1 Caught in the Thick of It (1968); 1.1 At Work; 1.2 UC and the Urban Crisis; 1.3 Berkeley Women and the Urban Crisis; 1.4 Berkeley Women Begin to Organize; 1.5 A Complicated Set of Problems; 1.6 Thick Politics and Early Exhaustion; Part II Shaping the Life; Chapter 2 Boots and Saddles (Before 1932); 2.1 Grandfather; 2.2 Uncle and Father; 2.3 Childhood; 2.4 Family In uences; Chapter 3 Aunt Phoebe's Telescope (1882- 1967) |
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3.1 Astronomy Education3.2 Computer Work; 3.3 Astronomy Doctoral Studies; 3.4 Lick Observatory Work; 3.5 Life Career Balance; Chapter 4 Becoming an Outlier (1932- 1939); 4.1 Move to California; 4.2 University High School Advantage; 4.3 Math Advantage; 4.4 Science Advantage; 4.5 High School to College; 4.6 Tunnel Road House; 4.7 Neyman Serendipity; 4.8 Klumpke Prize and Graduation; Chapter 5 Ten Thousand Hours of Practice (1939- 1946); 5.1 Year One { Getting up the Mountain; 5.2 Year Two { Summer at Mount Wilson; 5.3 Year Three { Beginning War Work; 5.4 Year Four { Lick Fellowship |
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5.5 Year Five { University Fellowship5.6 Year Six { Qualifying Exam; 5.7 Year Seven { Ending War Work; 5.8 Year Eight { Teaching and Research; 5.9 A Symmetric Intellectual Relationship; Chapter 6 A Rising Star (1947- 1954); 6.1 Prospects at Vassar; 6.2 Competing O ers; 6.3 The UC-Berkeley Decision; 6.4 Lecturer in Mathematics; 6.5 Remarkable Research; 6.6 Instructor in Mathematics; 6.7 Assistant Professor of Mathematics; 6.8 Trumpler's Book; 6.9 A Retrospective: Betty and Phoebe; 6.10 A Retrospective: Phoebe's In uence; Part III Clusters of Impact |
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Chapter 7 Championing Science (1939- 1988)7.1 Themes and Controversies; 7.2 Modern Statisticians, Old Equipment; 7.3 Statistical Astronomy; 7.4 General Statistical Methods; 7.5 Bioscience and Health; 7.6 Symposia, Panels, and Talks; 7.7 Managing Neyman ; Chapter 8 The Case of Cloud Seeding (1950- 1985); 8.1 Increase or Decrease Precipitation?; 8.2 An Emotional Issue; 8.3 Radio Broadcast; 8.4 Legislative Testimony; 8.5 Professional Association Leadership; 8.6 Still Cloud Seeding; Chapter 9 Almost Alone in Statistics (1955- 1988); 9.1 New Statistics Department (1955); 9.2 Teaching |
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9.3 Administrator and Professor9.4 Colleague Juliet Popper Sha er; 9.5 Flexibility and Resilience; Chapter 10 Students and Memories (1948- 1988); 10.1 Remembrances; 10.2 On Mentoring; 10.3 On Generosity; 10.4 On Personality and Professionalism; 10.5 On Concentration; 10.6 On Political Acumen; 10.7 On Approach to Science; 10.8 On the Other Side; 10.9 On Gender; 10.10 Summing It Up; Chapter 11 Letters to Jerry (1954- 1955); 11.1 October 1954: Paris; 11.2 January 1955: Paris; 11.3 February 1955: Paris; 11.4 April 1955: Paris; 11.5 May 1955: Paris; 11.6 Thursday, May 5, 1955: Paris |
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11.7 Sunday, May 8, 1955: Dieppe, Newhaven, Winchester |
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Scott, Elizabeth L
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Scott, Elizabeth L. fast |
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Women in higher education -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Women in higher education
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United States
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351751926 |
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1351751921 |
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