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Peer reviewedSpradley, Joseph L. – Physics Teacher, 1989
Describes the scientific work of several women, including Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Ida Noddack, Irene Curie, Marguerite Perey, Chien-Shiung Wu, and Maria Mayer. Discusses the connections between their discoveries. Thirty-six references are listed. (YP)
Descriptors: Females, Nuclear Physics, Physics, Radioisotopes
Smith, Neil – 1983
An account of the career of Isaiah Bowman, a leading figure in American science, is discussed in the context of the historical uses of geography and the contemporary perspective of that discipline. The first of three sections briefly addresses the current crisis in the field of geography: a narrowness of disciplinary perspective. Such a view would…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Geography, Objectives, Policy Formation
