{"product_id":"a-history-of-science-in-21-women-9781836432142","title":"A History of Science in 21 Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Ada Lovelace to Florence Nightingale, Rosalind Franklin to Tu Youyou – discover the women who changed science forever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a scientist. White lab coat and goggles… check! A passing resemblance to Albert Einstein… yes, that too. So, most likely it’s a man. However, from radiation to climate change, pulsars to the Earth’s core – women have always stood at the forefront of scientific discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn how Ada Lovelace’s tumultuous upbringing created the first computer programmer. Join Marie Curie as she 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 institutional racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timely addition to the growing global conversation around the future of science – and who gets to shape it – A History of Science in 21 Women 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Marieke Bigg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eBiography: science, technology \u0026amp; medicine, Social \u0026amp; cultural history, Industrialisation \u0026amp; industrial history, Feminism \u0026amp; feminist theory, Gender studies: women, Medical sociology, History of medicine, History of science, Women's health\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 Sep 2026 by Oneworld Publications.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marieke Bigg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319699448186,"sku":"9781836432142","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781836432142.jpg?v=1790633253","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/lt\/products\/a-history-of-science-in-21-women-9781836432142","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}