AnexcitingnewtitleintheveinofHiddenFigures,whichtellstheinspiringstoriesoflong-overlookedwomenphysicistsandastronomerswhodiscoveredthefundamentalrulesoftheuniverseandreshapedtherulesofsociety.Womenphysicistsandastronomersfromaroundtheworldhavetransformedscienceandsociety,butthecriticalrolestheyplayedintheirfieldsarenotalwayswell-sung.HerSpace,HerTime,authoredbyaward-winningquantumphysicistShohiniGhose,bringstogetherthestoriesoftheseremarkablewomentocelebratetheirindeliblescientificcontributions.Ineachchapterofthebook,Ghoseexploresascientifictopicandexplainshowthewomenfeaturedinthatchapterrevolutionizedthatareaofphysicsandastronomy.Indoingso,shealsoaddressesparticularaspectsofwomen’sexperiencesinphysicsandastronomy:inthechapterontime,forinstance,welearnofHenriettaLeavittandMargaretBurbidge,whohelpeddiscoverthebigbangandthecosmiccalendar;inthechapteronspaceexploration,welearnofAnigaduwagi(Cherokee)aerospacescientistMaryGoldaRoss,whohelpedmaketheMoonlandingspossible;andinthechapteronsubatomicparticles,welearnofMariettaBlau,HerthaWambacher,andBibhaChowdhuri,whocontributedtothediscoveryofthebuildingblocksoftheuniverse,and,indoingso,playedacrucialroleindeterminingwhogetstodophysicstoday.Engaging,accessible,andtimely,HerSpace,HerTimeisacollectivestoryofscientificinnovation,inspirationalleadership,andovercominginvisibilitythatwillleavealastingimpressiononanyreadercuriousabouttherule-breakersandtrendsetterswhoilluminatedourunderstandingoftheuniverse.SomeofthefeaturedwomenscientistsinthebookWilliaminaFlemingAnnieJumpCannonCeciliaPayne-GaposchkinAntoniaMauryHenriettaLeavittMargaretBurbidgeMaryGoldaRossDilhanEryurtClaudiaAlexanderJoyceNeighborsNavajowomenofShiprockHarrietBrooksMarieCurieLiseMeitnerMariettaBlauHerthaWambacherBibhaChowdhuriWuChien-ShiungWomenoftheManhattanProjectVeraRubin
