Extraordinary women in science & medicine : four centuries of achievement /

Extraordinary women in science & medicine : four centuries of achievement /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smeltzer, Ronald K., author.
Imprint:	New York : The Grolier Club, 2013.
Description:	182 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Women scientists -- Biography -- Exhibitions. Women scientists -- History -- Exhibitions. Women medical scientists -- Biography -- Exhibitions. Women medical scientists -- History -- Exhibitions. Women Natural Science Disciplines Health Personnel Famous Persons History of Medicine History, Modern 1601- Women medical scientists. Women scientists. Exhibition catalogs. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10507792

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Varying Form of Title:	Extraordinary women in science and medicine
Other authors / contributors:	Ruben, Robert J., 1933- author. Rose, Paulette, author. Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey, author. Epstein, Randi Hutter, author. Kelly, Jerry, 1955- book designer. Grolier Club, publisher, host institution. Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., papermaker. Puritan Capital (Printing firm), printer.
ISBN:	9781605830476 160583047X 978160583047x (paperback)
Notes:	Descriptions of 173 items. "An exhibition at the Grolier Club, New York ; 18 September-23 November 2013"--Half title. The two essays were written by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie and Randi Hutter Epstein. "Set in ... Optima nova types. Printed on Mohawk paper by Puritan Capital. Designed by Jerry Kelly"--Colophon. Twenty-three women representing the physical sciences were selected by the curators in the subject areas of physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, and computing. Nine women in the field of medical sciences were selected. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Twenty-three women representing the physical sciences were selected by the curators in the subject areas of physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, and computing. Nine women in the field of medical sciences were selected.

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Summary:	Published to accompany the 2013 landmark exhibition at the Grolier Club, this catalogue explores the legacy of thirty-two remarkable women whose accomplishments in physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, computing, and medicine contributed to the advancement of science. More than 150 original items are pictured and described, including books, manuscripts, periodicals, offprints, dissertations, and laboratory apparatus (such as that used by Marie Curie during her earliest work on radioactivity), providing a remarkable overview of the scientific contributions of this eminent group.
Item Description:	Descriptions of 173 items. "An exhibition at the Grolier Club, New York ; 18 September-23 November 2013"--Half title. The two essays were written by Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie and Randi Hutter Epstein. "Set in ... Optima nova types. Printed on Mohawk paper by Puritan Capital. Designed by Jerry Kelly"--Colophon. Twenty-three women representing the physical sciences were selected by the curators in the subject areas of physics, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, and computing. Nine women in the field of medical sciences were selected.
Physical Description:	182 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781605830476 160583047X 978160583047x