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Rocks, Radio And Radar: The Extraordinary Scientific, Social And Military Life Of Elizabeth Alexander (History Of Modern Physical Sciences Book 4)

Rocks, Radio And Radar: The Extraordinary Scientific, Social And Military Life Of Elizabeth Alexander (History Of Modern Physical Sciences Book 4)

Mary Harris
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Many women scientists, particularly those who did crucial work in two world wars, have disappeared from history. Until they are written back in, the history of science will continue to remain unbalanced. This book tells the story of Elizabeth Alexander, a pioneering scientist who changed thinking in geology and radio astronomy during WWII and its aftermath.Building on an unpublished diary, recently declassified government records and archive material adding considerably to knowledge about radar developments in the Pacific in WWII, this book also contextualises Elizabeth's academic life in Singapore before the war, and the country's educational and physical reconstruction after it as it moved towards independence.This unique story is a must-read for readers interested in scientific, social and military history during the WWII, historians of geology, radar, as well as scientific biographies.
Contents:
Foreword
About the Author
List of Plates
List of Maps
Introduction: The Origins of this Book
Family Connexions
From Patna to Cambridge
Singapore: Geology and a Globe
New Zealand Revelations 1940
Singapore: War and the Military
New Zealand: A New Life
New Zealand: A Life Scientific
Singapore: Disaster, Death and Survival
Singapore: Revival and Rebirth
Nigeria's First University
A Disappearance from History
Index


Readership: General readers, historians, people interested in the history of geology and radar.
Language
English
Pages
616
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
May 13, 2019

Rocks, Radio And Radar: The Extraordinary Scientific, Social And Military Life Of Elizabeth Alexander (History Of Modern Physical Sciences Book 4)

Mary Harris
0/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Many women scientists, particularly those who did crucial work in two world wars, have disappeared from history. Until they are written back in, the history of science will continue to remain unbalanced. This book tells the story of Elizabeth Alexander, a pioneering scientist who changed thinking in geology and radio astronomy during WWII and its aftermath.Building on an unpublished diary, recently declassified government records and archive material adding considerably to knowledge about radar developments in the Pacific in WWII, this book also contextualises Elizabeth's academic life in Singapore before the war, and the country's educational and physical reconstruction after it as it moved towards independence.This unique story is a must-read for readers interested in scientific, social and military history during the WWII, historians of geology, radar, as well as scientific biographies.
Contents:
Foreword
About the Author
List of Plates
List of Maps
Introduction: The Origins of this Book
Family Connexions
From Patna to Cambridge
Singapore: Geology and a Globe
New Zealand Revelations 1940
Singapore: War and the Military
New Zealand: A New Life
New Zealand: A Life Scientific
Singapore: Disaster, Death and Survival
Singapore: Revival and Rebirth
Nigeria's First University
A Disappearance from History
Index


Readership: General readers, historians, people interested in the history of geology and radar.
Language
English
Pages
616
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
May 13, 2019

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