Bøger af Magdolna Hargittai

In her latest book, Magdolna Hargittai tells the stories of over 120 women in science who overcame social prejudice and other barriers to excel in their careers. Hargittai presents entertaining and engaging accounts of the lives and careers of women scientists in disciplines such as physics, astronomy, mathematics, and medicine. These women include historical figures, such as Lady Margaret Cavendish, a natural philosopher who lived in the 1600s, as well as modern-day scientists, such as COVID-19 vaccine pioneer Katalin Karikó.

This book introduces the reader to the statues, busts, and memorial plaques of scientists, explorers, medicine men and women, and inventors found in the bustling capital of the United Kingdom, London.

New York city is a world center of science and the memorabilia presented introduce the reader to a culture of learning and of creating new knowledge, venues of great medicine, and a number of exceptional schools graduating world leaders in science.

Following the Int- duction (Chapter 1), Chapter 2 presents the simplest symmetries using chemical and non-chemical examples. The next four chapters present gro- theoretical methods (Chapter 4) and, based on them, discussions of molecular vibrations (Chapter 5), electronic structures (Chapter 6), and chemical reactions (Chapter 7).

Following the Int- duction (Chapter 1), Chapter 2 presents the simplest symmetries using chemical and non-chemical examples. The next four chapters present gro- theoretical methods (Chapter 4) and, based on them, discussions of molecular vibrations (Chapter 5), electronic structures (Chapter 6), and chemical reactions (Chapter 7).