The life and material culture of Hertha Marks Ayrton (1854–1923): suffragette, physicist, mathematician and inventor

Suffragette, physicist, mathematician and inventor: in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century when few women had access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Englishwoman Hertha Marks Ayrton held all these roles and was a strong advocate for social jus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elizabeth Bruton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Science Museum, London 2018-11-01
Series:Science Museum Group Journal
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Online Access:http://journal.sciencemuseum.org.uk/browse/issue-10/the-life-and-material-culture-of-hertha-ayrton/