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85/100Critics
61/100Scholars
Author:
Donovan Moore, Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Date:
March 3, 2020
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was the revolutionary scientific thinker who discovered what stars are made of. But her name is hard to find alongside those of Hubble, Herschel, and other great astronomers. Donovan Moore tells the story of Payne-Gaposchkin's life of determination against all the obstacles a patriarchal society erected against her.
What The Reviewers Say
... a welcome addition to the astronomical literature.
... an engaging, enlightening biography about a key figure in astrophysics in the 20th century.
... engaging and accessible.
Readers will gnash their teeth as Moore recounts the discrimination she endured. This annoyed Payne-Gaposchkin, but astronomy was her obsession, so she rarely made a fuss, and male astronomers, once they realized her brilliance, mostly treated her well.
