Pythagoras' Trousers: God, Physics and the Gender Wars

Werthein, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081292200X ISBN 13: 9780812922004

Publisher: Times Books, 1996

A sociological history of physics, from ancient Greece up to the present, argues that the exclusion of women from the scientific community has meant that modern advances in physics reflect a male perspective. 17,500 first printing.

Review:

Fascinating. . . . A delight to read, and highly informative.--Keith Devlin

Smart, bold, and provocative. . . . Sure to evoke even more interest than it does controversy.--Evelyn Fox Keller, professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, author of Reflections on Gender and Science

Remarkable. . . . A fascinating journey through the intellectual history that has shaped our current post-modern, scientific, and religious culture.--J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, Princeton Theological Seminary

[An] immensely accessible tour. . . . How the physics lab became another Vatican with a no-girls-allowed sign on its door.--Susan Faludi, author of Backlash

About the Author:

Margaret Wertheim is an Australian science writer with a BSc in physics and BA in mathematics and computing. She has written widely about science and technology for Australian magazines, television and radio. Her TV work includes the international award-winning Catalyst, which she wrote and directed. She has written for Vogue, Elle, Glamour, Lingua Franca, Zygon and OMNI.