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Carbon queen : the remarkable life of nanoscience pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus / Maia Weinstock.
A biography of the late Mildred Dresselhaus, a pioneer of nanoscience, a champion for women in STEM, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Science. -- Provided by publisher.
Mildred Dresselhaus was a pioneer of nanoscience, a champion for women in STEM, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Science. Weinstock shows that Dresselhaus's was not an easy path: her childhood was impoverished; her graduate advisor felt educating women was a waste of time. She went on to become the first female professor at MIT, and identified key properties of carbon forms leading to applications that have changed our world. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780262046435
- ISBN: 0262046431
- Physical Description: 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-293) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Diamond in the rough -- Brains plus fun -- To teach or not to teach -- Meeting of the minds -- A scientist blossoms -- Mens et manus -- Welcome to the nanoworld -- Carbon zoo -- Leading by example -- An indelible legacy -- Timeline of key milestones. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | B DRESSELHAUS (Text) | 000169121 | Biography | Available | - |