women scientists

Lady Trent, the world's premier dragon naturalist, looks back at the next stage of her illustrious (and occasionally scandalous) career. Three years after her fateful journeys through the forbidding mountains of Vystrana, in which she lost her husband, the widowed Mrs. Camherst defies family and convention to embark on an expedition to the savage, war-torn continent of Eriga, home of such exotic draconian species as the grass-dwelling snakes of the savannah, arboreal tree snakes, and, most elusive of all, the legendary swamp-wyrms of the tropics. Isabella must brave oppressive heat, merciless fevers, palace intrigues, gossip, and other hazards in order to satisfy her boundless fascination with all things draconian.

Through narrative stories, explores female scientists who have made major contributions in science and culture.

Highlights women leaders who have made significant contributions to science, overcoming barriers to training and building careers in the process.

Profiles the lives of women in the environmental sciences, from Rachel Carson to Lena Ma, and explores opportunities for women in the field.

"A brilliant and dangerous group of scientists are determined to save the world from the perils of overpopulation by releasing into the world a brutal virus. Having just arrived at the research station at the earth's southernmost tip, returning hero Hallie Leland has seven days to stop them from putting their plan into action"--Provided by publisher.

Archaeologist Nathan Lee Swift has always respected the ruins he has explored and never crossed the line between noble discovery and the plundering of ruins, until one night when he gives in to his professor's greed and becomes a common grave robber, but when a wealthy collector opens a vial of blood dating back to the first century, releasing a plague which threatens to destroy humanity, Nathan finds a chance for redemption.

Presents short stories about adventures in the lives of forty woman scientists, arranged alphabetically from rain forest ecologist Christina Allen to physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, each including details on the scientific significance of the events, suggested research topics, and a further reading list.

Explores the emotional, intellectual, and professional experiences of women in the scientific world.

Controversy erupts around astronomer Ellie Arroway when radio telescopes on Earth receive a signal indicating the existence of life twenty-six light years away, and plans are transmitted for building a craft for traveling to Vega to meet with the messengers.

On the lookout for German spies during World War I, two young Parisian sisters instead discover the lifesaving research efforts of Madame Curie.