Harriet Brooks: Pioneer Nuclear ScientistMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 7 févr. 1992 - 192 pages After completing a master's degree at McGill University under Rutherford's tutelage, Brooks continued her post-graduate work at Bryn Mawr College and Cambridge University, eventually returning to McGill to work again with Rutherford. In 1904 she left Canada to work at Barnard College in New York City, and then with Curie in Paris. Brooks had a significant career as a nuclear scientist, but her success was hampered by the fact that she was a woman. She eventually married and left research. Her premature death at age fifty-six was probably related to her work with radiation. |
Table des matières
Pioneer Woman Physicist | 3 |
2 The Brooks Family | 10 |
The McGill Years | 15 |
4 A Year at Bryn Mawr | 25 |
5 Life with JJ at the Cavendish | 32 |
6 Back Home to McGill | 39 |
Barnard College | 44 |
8 A Summer in the Adirondacks | 52 |
11 Adapting to Married Life | 83 |
From Joy to Sorrow | 92 |
13 Why Has Brooks Been Overlooked? | 103 |
The Radioactive Decay Series | 109 |
The Cavendish Song | 113 |
Address by Harriet Brooks to the McGill Alumnae Society | 116 |
Notes | 123 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Harriet Brooks: Pioneer Nuclear Scientist Marelene F. Rayner-Canham,Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham Aucun aperçu disponible - 1994 |
Harriet Brooks: Pioneer Nuclear Scientist Marelene F. Rayner-Canham,Geoffrey Rayner-Canham Aucun aperçu disponible - 1992 |
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