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Profiles : Australian Women Scientists

Ragbir Bhathal

Here are sixteen tales of scientific discovery. In their own words, Australian women scientists tell the stories of their lives, their work and the secrets of their success. Until now, their world-famous achievements have not been widely known in their own country. In this remarkable book all talk candidly about their careers, describing not just the obstacles that many encountered--personal, social and institutionalised discrimination--but also their inspirations and influences.

Passion, curiosity and the quest for knowledge characterise the experiences of every one of these remarkable women, each with a very different story to tell. From microbiology to the revolutionary vanadium redox battery to the greenhouse effect, the work of these scientists in some way touches the lives of all Australians.

Based on interviews from the National Library of Australia's Eminent Women in Science oral history project, this groundbreaking book catalogues the lives and work of an esteemed group of contemporary Australian women scientists, giving voice to 16 'quiet achievers'.

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Dr Ragbir Bhathal is a physicist, writer and researcher of Australian studies in science, physics and astronomy. He is chairman of the SETI Australia Centre at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur and also teaches at the university.

Dr Bhathal is also an award-winning author whose books include Australian Astronomers: Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy, also published by the National Library of Australia.

He was awarded the 1988 Royal Society of NSW Medal for services to science, the C.J. Dennis award for excellence in natural history writing and the 1996 Nancy Keesing award from the State Library of New South Wales.

ISBN 0 642 10701 7
1999, pb, B5, 191 pp, b&w illus.

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