Meeting the Challenge av Magdolna (Research Professor Research Professor Budapest University of Technology and Economics) Hargittai

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Throughout history, women have overcome tremendous odds to make lasting contributions to science. In Meeting the Challenge, <B>Magdolna Hargittai shares their stories. </B>For centuries, women scientists have faced seemingly insurmountable barriers to success in their careers. Yet many have excelled in science, achieving some of the most important scientific breakthroughs in history. In her latest book, Magdolna Hargittai discusses over 120 such women scientists. The book details the lives and careers of women scientists from the past and present, from various parts of the world, and representing many different fields, including physics, chemistry, astronomy,mathematics, and medicine.Among the pioneering women profiled in the book are Nobel laureate and astronomer Andrea M. Ghez, medicinal physicist and Nobel laureate Rosalyn Yalow, Rosalind Franklin, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, and COVID-19 vaccine pioneer Katalin Karik¿. The book also includes vignettes on the ecologis