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Published by CRC Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by CRC Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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Hardback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Few research scientists write their autobiographies. Consequently, their motivations, aspirations, and the ways in which they operate are poorly understood by the outside world. Putting a human face to physics, A Passion for Physics: The Story of a Woman Physicist is a welcome addition to the small number of examples of its kind. As the author vividly describes, it was not easy for young women to acquire a broad scientific education, particularly before World War II in Australia, where she was born and grew up. Although their prospects are much better now than they were, women today still meet some discouragement in taking up physics as a career. Beginning with an account of her early life, Dr. Freeman describes her struggles to gain a physics education, the vicissitudes of the Depression, her experiences at Sydney University, and her years in the wartime radar establishment in Sydney. The story continues with the tribulations and triumphs of the author's period at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, her meeting with physicist John Jelley whom she ultimately married, her transition to the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, and her adventures in the United States. The book captures Dr. Freeman's sense of excitement and awe in gaining through her profession a fresh insight into the beauty, the intricacies, and the mystery of the physical world, and her admiration of the advances in understanding that have been achieved through continuing human endeavor. Dr. Freeman's story provides an encouraging role model for aspiring young women physicists. Avoiding emphasis on technical aspects of physics, the book is a source of entertainment for the general reader, with its many, often humorous, anecdotes about the author and her contemporaries. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Mylar protector included. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.
Published by CRC Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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Published by Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, 1993
ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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Published by Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, 1991
ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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32. Condition: Wie neu. 1991. 229 S., zahlr. Abb. Dr Joan Freeman worked on radar research at the CSIRO Radiophysics Laboratory in Sydney.In 1951 she joined the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, working in the Van de Graaff Accelerator Group.She was made a Fellow of the Institute of Physi Sprache: Deutsch.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. x, 229, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. Joan Maie Freeman (7 January 1918 - 18 March 1998) was an Australian physicist. While still a girl, she took evening classes at Sydney Technical College. The school hid her attendance from inspectors, as they thought a girl in the class would reflect negatively on the college. She completed her Intermediate Certificate Examination and earned a place at the University of Sydney in 1936. Freeman studied mathematics, chemistry, physics and zoology, and was often the only woman. She received her BSc in 1940 and was awarded a Commonwealth Research Scholarship to continue her MSc. Freeman took a position at the Radiophysics Laboratory of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research as a research officer in June 1941. She researched radar during World War II. After the war ended, Freeman engaged in research on the behavior of low-pressure gas discharges at microwave frequencies. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research then awarded her a Senior Studentship that allowed her to read for her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in England. She studied short-range alpha particles with Alex Baxter, working on the HT1 accelerator. In 1951 Freeman became Senior Scientific Officer at the Harwell Tandem Accelerator Group. She later led the group and received the Rutherford Medal and Prize in 1976 with Roger Blin-Stoyle, for their research of the beta-radioactivity of complex nuclei. She was the first woman to win the Rutherford Medal. Freeman wrote the 1991 book A Passion for Physics. Few research scientists write their autobiographies. Consequently, their motivations, aspirations, and the ways in which they operate are poorly understood by the outside world. Putting a human face to physics, A Passion for Physics: The Story of a Woman Physicist is a welcome addition to the small number of examples of its kind. As the author vividly describes, it was not easy for young women to acquire a broad scientific education, particularly before World War II in Australia, where she was born and grew up. Although their prospects are much better now than they were, women today still meet some discouragement in taking up physics as a career. Beginning with an account of her early life, Dr. Freeman describes her struggles to gain a physics education, the vicissitudes of the Depression, her experiences at Sydney University, and her years in the wartime radar establishment in Sydney. The story continues with the tribulations and triumphs of the author's period at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, her meeting with physicist John Jelley whom she ultimately married, her transition to the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, and her adventures in the United States. The book captures Dr. Freeman's sense of excitement and awe in gaining through her profession a fresh insight into the beauty, the intricacies, and the mystery of the physical world, and her admiration of the advances in understanding that have been achieved through continuing human endeavor. Dr. Freeman's story provides an encouraging role model for aspiring young women physicists. Avoiding emphasis on technical aspects of physics, the book is a source of many, often humorous, anecdotes about the author and her contemporaries.
Published by CRC Press, 1991
ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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Published by CRC Press, UK, 1991
ISBN 10: 0750300981ISBN 13: 9780750300988
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Hard Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDBACK 1991. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. JACKET HAS A LITTLE EDGE WEAR. JACKET REAR HAS A SHORT TEAR. Jacket is now under clear removable covers. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner, securely boxed in cardboard. ref F23. A Passion for Physics: The Story of a Woman Physicist.