Writing about Lives in Science : (Auto)Biography, Gender, and Genre / Pnina G. Abir-Am, Marta Cavazza, Georgina Ferry, Paula Findlen, Vita Fortunati, Evelyn Fox Keller, Paola Govoni, Zelda Alice Franceschi, Massimo Mazzotti, Londa Schiebinger, Paola Govoni, Zelda Alice Franceschi

• MitwirkendeR: Abir-Am, Pnina G.; Cavazza, Marta; Ferry, Georgina; Findlen, Paula; Fortunati, Vita Prof. Dr.; Keller, Evelyn Fox; Govoni, Paola Prof. Dr.; Franceschi, Zelda Alice; Mazzotti, Massimo; Schiebinger, Londa Prof.
• HerausgeberIn: Govoni, Paola Prof. Dr.; Franceschi, Zelda Alice
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Interfacing Science, Literature, and the Humanities ACUME 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.

Following discussions on scientific biography carried out over the past few decades, this book proposes a kaleidoscopic survey of the uses of biography as a tool to understand science and its context. It offers food for thought on the role played by the gender of the biographer and the biographee in...