Obsessive Genius

Draws on diaries, letters, and family interviews to discuss the lesser-known achievements and scientific insights of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist, documenting how she was compromised by the prejudices of a male-dominated society.

First sentence: Paris, April 20, 1995: the white carpet stretched block after block down the rue Soufflot ending in front of the Pantheon, which was draped in tricolor banners that extended from the dome to the pavement.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Editions

7

Pages

320

ISBN

9780393051377

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