
Her Space, Her Time
How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe
Author: Shohini Ghose
Narrator: Asha Vijayasingham
Unabridged: 9 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 09/17/2024
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Women, Science & Technology, Science, Physics, Astrophysics, Space Science, Astronomy
Synopsis
In each chapter, Ghose explores a scientific topic and explains how the women featured revolutionized that area of physics and astronomy. In doing so, she also addresses particular aspects of women's experiences in physics and astronomy: in the chapter on time, for instance, we learn of Henrietta Leavitt and Margaret Burbidge, who helped discover the big bang and the cosmic calendar; in the chapter on space exploration, we learn of Anigaduwagi (Cherokee) aerospace scientist Mary Golda Ross, who helped make the Moon landings possible; and in the chapter on subatomic particles, we learn of Marietta Blau, Hertha Wambacher, and Bibha Chowdhuri, who contributed to the discovery of the building blocks of the universe.
Her Space, Her Time is a story of scientific innovation, inspirational leadership, and overcoming invisibility that will leave a lasting impression on any listener curious about the rule-breakers and trendsetters who illuminated our understanding of the universe.

