{"product_id":"a-history-of-science-in-marieke-bigg-9781836432142","title":"A History of Science in 21 Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Ada Lovelace to Florence Nightingale, Rosalind Franklin to Tu Youyou - discover the women who changed science forever\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine a scientist. Maybe they're wearing a lab coat and safety goggles. Maybe they bear a passing resemblance to Albert Einstein. Most likely they're a man. However, from radiation to climate change, DNA to computer code, pulsars to the Earth's core - women have always been at the forefront of scientific discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReclaiming the legacy of twenty-one trailblazers, from ancient astronomer Hypatia to CRISPR pioneers Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, Dr Marieke Bigg charts a fresh history of science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn how Ada Lovelace's tumultuous upbringing inspired her to become the first computer programmer. Join Marie Curie as she becomes the University of Paris's first female professor, discovers two elements and earns two Nobel prizes, all before the age of forty-five. Learn how Katherine Johnson launched the first American into space - defiant in the face of vast institutional racism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA timely addition to the growing global conversation around the future of science - and who gets to shape it - \u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory of Science in 21 Women\u003c\/i\u003e is a paradigm-shifting exploration of the scientists who history tried, and failed, to brush under the carpet, and why their stories still matter today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marieke Bigg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836432143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836432142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs","brand":"Marieke Bigg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48450524938495,"sku":"9781836432142","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b40f214e-b0df-4d20-a07d-401007842114.jpg?v=1777268171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-science-in-marieke-bigg-9781836432142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}