Reviews for Noble Prize Women in Science

The average rating for Noble Prize Women in Science based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-19 00:00:00 Matthew Green I thought this book was AWESOME! What great role models for girls. Why isn't my daughter learning about these women in her science classes???? Oh yeah, probably the same reason the high school reading list is almost all written by or about males, and of course with the token stupid girl character (i.e. The Princess Bride, Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, Huck Finn, The Crucible, Fahrenheit 451 - all books my son read in HS). Real women can't be good at science or write good books, or even make an ounce of sense if she's in one, don't ya know.. Sheesh. I must be angry about it or something. Just maybe.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-04-02 00:00:00 David Ross Ross Two take aways: 1. All of these women were supported by at least some of their family, friends and colleagues in their scientific endeavors. Without this support they could not have achieved what they did. In fact those that lacked support in one of these crucial areas failed to win the prize. 2. These women could take criticism without giving up. They kept going on faith alone, on the belief that what they were doing was important. They believed in themselves. Many of them were clearly damaged by the rampant misogyny they were subjected to (who isn’t?) but they faced it as a fact of life and in this way rose to the challenge. All in all, these short biographies are important for the myths they shatter about women and science.