Wertheim, Margaret.

Pythagoras' trousers : God, physics, and the gender wars / Margaret Wertheim. - New York : Norton, 1997. - xvi, 297 p ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-277) and index.

Choice. Kirkus Review. Library Journal.

A cultural and social history of physics from ancient Greece through the twentieth century, arguing that the science has historically been a religiously inspired practice based on the notion of God as a divine Creator.

Adult. Adult Follett Library Resources.

0393317242


Mathematical physics--History.
Women in science--History.
Physics--History.
Women in science--History.

QC19.6 / .W47 1997

306.4/5