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4000 Years of Women in Science

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:18.
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URL: 

http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html

Author: 
Deborah Crocker and Sethanne Howard
Excerpt: 

Actually, how long have people been active in science? The answer is the same for both women and men -- as long as we have been human. One of the defining marks of humanity is our ability to affect and predict our environment. Science - the creation of structure for our world - technology - the use of structure in our world - and mathematics - the common language of structure - all have been part of our human progress, through every step of our path to the present. Women and men together have researched and solved each emerging need.

Annotation: 

This site compiles over 130 biographies of women scientists throughout the ages organized alphabetically, chronologically, and by discipline. A handful of images are also available, as is an extensive bibliography. Unfortunately most of the site has not been updated since 1999 and many of the off-site links are no longer valid.

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