A portrait of the scientist as a young woman / Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
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]
- Copyright: ©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. |
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Subject: | Elkins-Tanton, Lindy. Planetary scientists > United States > Biography. Women astronomers > United States > Biography. |
Genre: | Autobiographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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) | 35740635850001 | Biography | Available | - |
Pottsville Free Public Library | 925.2 El52 (Text) | 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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