A portrait of the scientist as a young woman /
Elkins-Tanton, Linda,
A portrait of the scientist as a young woman / Portrait of the scientist as a young woman : a memoir Lindy Elkin-Tanton. - First edition. - 260 pages : 1 illustration, 1 map ; 24 cm
"A memoir"--Dust jacket.
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.
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.
9780063086906 0063086905
Elkins-Tanton, Linda.
Planetary scientists--United States--Biography.
Women astronomers--United States--Biography.
Autobiographies.
A portrait of the scientist as a young woman / Portrait of the scientist as a young woman : a memoir Lindy Elkin-Tanton. - First edition. - 260 pages : 1 illustration, 1 map ; 24 cm
"A memoir"--Dust jacket.
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.
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.
9780063086906 0063086905
Elkins-Tanton, Linda.
Planetary scientists--United States--Biography.
Women astronomers--United States--Biography.
Autobiographies.