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OverviewHarriet Brooks (1876-1933) was one of the first researchers in the field of radioactivity. Ernest Rutherford called her the best woman scientist in the field next to Marie Curie. She worked with Rutherford, J.J. Thompson, and Curie, and her achievements include identifying ""emanation"" (radon) and discovering the recoil of the radioactive atom. Yet, in spite of her contributions, this is the first biography of Brooks' life and work. After completing a master's degree at McGill University under Rutherford's tutelage, Brooks continued her postgraduate 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. In ""Harriet Brooks"", Marelene and Geoffrey Rayner-Canham pay close attention to Brooks' struggle to overcome conventions, looking at the problems facing Brooks, and women like her, who pursued a college education and an academic career. She eventually married and left research. Her premature death at age 56 was probably related to her work with radiation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marelene F. Rayner-Canham , Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham , Geoffrey W. Rayner-Canham , Geoffrey W. Rayner-CanhamPublisher: McGill-Queen's University Press Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.287kg ISBN: 9780773512542ISBN 10: 0773512543 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 30 June 1994 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsHarriet 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?Reviews"""Fills a significant gap, not only in the contribution of women to science but for the accurate representation of the early history of the theory of the transmutation of elements."" M.H. Chaplin, Choice." ""Fills a significant gap, not only in the contribution of women to science but for the accurate representation of the early history of the theory of the transmutation of elements."" M.H. Chaplin, Choice. Fills a significant gap, not only in the contribution of women to science but for the accurate representation of the early history of the theory of the transmutation of elements. M.H. Chaplin, Choice. Author InformationCA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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