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A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman: A Memoir

byLindy Elkins-Tanton

A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman is Lindy Elkins-Tanton's account of the memoir, told through the conflicts, discoveries, and decisions that gave the subject its meaning. A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman rests its case on biographical detail, personal testimony, and historical context, making room for uncertainty while explaining what the surviving evidence can establish. A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman also examines the assumptions surrounding its subject, connecting them to wider arguments in biography & autobiography and science.

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780063086906