| Title | : | A Convergence of Lives: Sofia Kovalevskaia: Scientist, Writer, Revolutionary |
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0817631623 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1983-01-01 |
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The Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaia (1850-1891) was the first professional female scientist to achieve international eminence, making significant and far reaching contributions to her subject. She was also an accomplished writer, a proponent of women's rights and education and a champion of political causes in Western Europe and her native Russia.
The first biography in English presents a unified historical portrait of this remarkable women, offering a unique insight into the social and political climate of late nineteenth century Russia.
Editorial : About the Author
Ann Hibner Koblitz is associate professor of history at Hartwick College and founder of the Kovalevskaia Fund, which supports women scientists in the Third World. She has won the History of Science Society's prize for outstanding work on the history of women in science. Pnina Abir-Am, the series editor, is NSF Visiting Associate Professor in the History of Science at The Johns Hopkins University.
Buy it now.. This is one I will take along when I going to be stranded on that desert Isle. This time she will live on her terms.
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