Product Description

The colorful lives of these women, who often traveled in the most avant-garde circles of their day, are presented in fascinating detail. The obstacles and censures that were also a part of their lives are a sobering reminder of the bias against women still present in this and other fields of academic endeavor. Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133708 in Books
• Published on: 1975-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 185 pages

Customer Reviews

Profiles women mathemeticians, lives and contributions
Traces the lives of notable women whose work in mathematics is best appreciated through an under standing of the societies that shaped their lives. Traces the impact of their work; reinforces women's participation in enduring intellectual achievements and discounts the popular notion that we value mathematical ignorance as a social grace. Explains the power full satisfactions and aesthetic values which equal any other branch of knowledge.

A perfect learning tool
A compelling story of the development of mathematics.If students were taught from Osen's book, they would have greater appreciation and interest in this mportant subject. Teachers, especially, couldn make the subject of mathematics considerably more interestin.

Fantastic. A "must read" for any aspiring mathematician.
This book examines the lives of women mathematicians from antiquity to the present. Osen describes the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of some of history's most fascinating people with a perspective no male could bring to the subject. I'd love to discuss the matter with the author.