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A portrait of the scientist as a young woman / Lindy Elkins-Tanton.

Summary:
A memoir from a world-renowned planetary scientist explores her remarkable life story, the struggles she faced as a woman in the field, and her work as the leader of NASA's Psyche mission to explore the largest known metal-rich asteroid.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063086906
  • Physical Description: 260 pages : illustration, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A memoir"--Dust jacket.
Formatted Contents Note:
All I had were questions -- In fragments -- Being relentless -- The search for meaning -- Every endeavor is a human endeavor -- Past is prologue -- The kinds of things a person can want -- Expanding courage -- Change begins with a question -- On not being a hero -- Every day, a brick -- At the end of the marathon, a sprint.
Subject: Elkins-Tanton, Lindy.
Planetary scientists > United States > Biography.
Women astronomers > United States > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cambria County Library 523.4092 E435p (Text) 85131001831198 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library B ELKINS-TANTON (Text) 36446002066242 Adult Biography Available -
Gettysburg Library BIOG ELKI-L (Text)
Endowment: Ann Rainbow Named Endowment, 2022
35740635850001 Biography Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library 925.2 El52 (Text)
Bookplate: Presented by Robert Michael Bonchack in memory of Dorothy Bonchack
30003009081215 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Allentown Public Library 523.4 ELKI (Text) 34455006916668 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library B ELKINS-TANTON (Text) 33062009610800 Adult Biography Available -


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