| Description |
xxiv, 531 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Dorothea Juliana Wallich (1657-1725) and her contributions to the chymical knowledge about the element cobalt / Alexander Kraft -- Emilie Du Châtelet and the nature of fire : dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu / Brigitte Van Tiggelen -- Madame Lavoisier's diffusion and defense of oxygen against phlogiston : her translations of Richard Kirwan's essays / Patrice Bret and Keiko Kawashima -- Elementary chemistry : Mrs Jane Marcet and the popularisation of chemistry / Peter E. Childs -- Ordering the platinum metals : the contribution of Julia V. Lermontova (1846/47-1919) / Gisela Boeck -- Women and analytical chemistry : reflections on the chemical skill needed for investigating the elements / Anders Lundgren -- Astrid Cleve Von Euler on ytterbium and selenium / Kristina Espmark and Christer Nordlund -- From Miss Swallow's "insoluble residue" to the discovery of samarium and gadolinium / Joanne A. Charbonneau and Richard E. Rice -- Fluorine and the research of Vicenta Arnal, María Del Carmen Brugger, and Trinidad Salinas / Ignacio Suay-Matallana -- Four women chemists review the elements / Ian D. Rae -- Clara Haber, née Immerwahr : in and out of her element / Bretislav Friedrich and Dieter Hoffmann -- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the elemental composition of stars / Matthew Shindell -- Ida Noddack, the Eka-Manganeses and nuclear fission / Brigitte Van Tiggelen -- Erika Cremer and ortho-/parahydrogen / Jeffrey Allan Johnson -- The importance of carbon : the work of Dame Kathleen Lonsdale FRS (1903-1971) / Jennifer M. Wilson -- Spying on shy elements : Yvette Cauchois and her spectrograph / Brigitte Van Tiggelen -- Marie Skłodowska Curie : polonium and radium / Xavier Roqué -- Harriet Brooks : radon, a "new gas" from radium / Marelene Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey Rayner-Canham -- Dr Margaret Todd and the introduction of the term "isotope" / John A. Hudson -- Stefanie Horovitz : a crucial role in the discovery of isotopes / Marelene Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey Rayner-Canham -- Ellen Gleditsch and research on radium, chlorine and potassium / Annette Lykknes -- May Sybil Leslie and the disintegration of her element : thorium / Ian D. Rae -- Lise Meitner and protactinium / Xavier Roqué -- "She is in the next room" : Elizabeth Róna and polonium / Maria Rentetzi -- Marguerite Perey : the discoverer of francium / Marelene Rayner-Canham and Geoffrey Rayner-Canham -- Berta Karlik and Traude Bernert : the natural occurring astatine isotopes 215, 216, and 218 / Christian Forstner -- Irène Joliot-Curie and the discovery of "artificial radioactivity" / Louis-Pascal Jacquemond -- Isabella L. Karle and the synthesis of plutonium chloride / Ann E. Robinson -- Chien-Shiung Wu and the nuclear poison xenon-135 / Ann E. Robinson -- The unsung heroines of the superheavy elements / Claire A. Murray and Jessica A.F. Wade -- Sonja Smith-Meyer Hoel : chemical engineer in the ferrosilicon and aluminium industry in Norway / Annette Lykknes -- Toshiko Mayeda and the isotopes of oxygen / Matthew Shindell -- Mary Almond, iron in rocks and continental drift / Sally Horrocks, Tom Lean and Paul Merchant -- Barbara Bowen and the ozone hole / Sally Horrocks, Tom Lean and Paul Merchant -- Reatha Clark King, starting fires with fluorine / Mary Mark Ockerbloom -- Cupcakes and chemical composition : Ida Freund's legacy / Donald L. Opitz -- Alice Hamilton, confronting the dangers of lead / Mary Mark Ockerbloom -- Gertrud Johanna Woker (1878-1968) and tetraethyl lead / Gisela Boeck |
| Summary |
"This year we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mendeleev's first publication of the Periodic Table of Elements. This book offers an original viewpoint on the history of the Periodic Table: a collective volume with short illustrated papers on women and their contribution to the building and the understanding of the Periodic Table and of the elements themselves. Few existing texts deal with women's contributions to the Periodic Table. A book on women's work will help make historical women chemists more visible, as well as shed light on the multifaceted character of the work on the chemical elements and their periodic relationships. Stories of female input, the editors believe, will contribute to the understanding of the nature of science, of collaboration as opposed to the traditional depiction of the lone genius. While the discovery of elements will be a natural part of this collective work, the editors aim to go beyond discovery histories. Stories of women contributors to the chemistry of the elements will also include understanding the concept of element, identifying properties, developing analytical methods, mapping the radioactive series, finding applications of elements, and the participation of women as audiences when new elements were presented at lectures. As for the selection of women, the chapters include pre-periodic table contributions as well as recent discoveries, unknown stories as well as more famous ones. The main emphasis will be on work conducted in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Furthermore, the book includes elements from different groups in the periodic table, so as to represent a variety of chemical contexts"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women chemists -- Biography
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Periodic table of the elements
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Chemistry -- History
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biography.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Author |
Lykknes, Annette, editor
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Van Tiggelen, Brigitte, 1962- editor
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| LC no. |
2019030149 |
| ISBN |
9789811206283 |
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9811206287 |
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9789811207686 |
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9811207682 |
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