On her own terms [[electronic resource] ] : Annie Montague Alexander and the rise of science in the American West / / Barbara R. Stein
| On her own terms [[electronic resource] ] : Annie Montague Alexander and the rise of science in the American West / / Barbara R. Stein |
| Autore | Stein Barbara R. <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570/.92
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| Soggetto topico | Zoologists - United States |
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adventure
american west annie montague alexander berkeley biography california conservation environment explorer extinction female scientists feminism field research fossils gender hawaii historical women history lesbian lgbt lgbtqia louise kellogg markswoman natural history museum naturalist nonfiction old west paleontology philanthropist pioneer radical women sugar empire the west travel urbanization women and science women in history women in science women in stem womens studies zoology |
| ISBN |
1-282-35625-9
0-520-92638-2 9786612356254 1-59734-781-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Samuel Alexander And Henry Baldwin -- 2. Life In Oakland -- 3. A Passion For Paleontology -- 4. Africa, 1904 -- 5. Meeting C. Hart Merriam -- 6. Alaska, 1906 -- 7. Meeting Joseph Grinnell -- 7. Meeting Joseph Grinnell -- 9. An Unusual Collaboration -- 10. Louise And Prince William Sound -- 11. Support For Paleontology -- 12. Hearst, Sather, Flood -- 13. Innisfail Ranch -- 14. Vancouver Island And The Trinity Alps -- 15. The Team Of Alexander And Kellogg -- 16. From "A Friend Of The University" -- 17. Founding A Museum Of Paleontology -- 18. A Restless Decade -- 19. Europe, 1923 -- 20. The Temple Tour -- 21. The "Amoeba Treatment" -- 22. Fieldwork-The Later Years -- 23. Saline Valley -- 24. The End Of An Era -- 25. Hawaii-"My Only Real Home" -- 26. The Switch To Botany -- 27. Baja California-Tres Mujeres Sin Miedo -- 28. Investing In The Future -- 29. An Enduring Legacy -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index |
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The Mutual Influence of Religion and Science in the Human Understanding and Exploration of Outer Space
| The Mutual Influence of Religion and Science in the Human Understanding and Exploration of Outer Space |
| Autore | Weibel Deana L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (166 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Religion & beliefs |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alien
anthropocentrism anthropology anthropology of time astrobiology astronauts astronomy awe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cognition complexity cosmonaut creationism culture diversity ethics Evangelical Protestantism exceptionalism folk astronomy General Social Survey hierotopy history Holy See iconography incorporation International Space Station Japanese Buddhism Kolob life manifest destiny Martian material culture moral n/a NASA nationalism neo-rationalism New Frontier non-western religions outer space overview effect philosophy pioneer power President Donald Trump religion religion and politics religious transhumanism rhetoric sacred space science sense of wonder space exploration Space Force space policy spaceflight speculative religion ultraview effect Vatican Vice President Mike Pence |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557365903321 |
Weibel Deana L
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