Holding Hands with Bacteria. The Life and Work of Marjory Stephenson

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Holding Hands with Bacteria. The Life and Work of Marjory Stephenson

Original language description

This biographical brief outlines the remarkable life and career of British biochemist, Marjory Stephenson (1885–1948). In nine chapters, Štrbáňová describes Stephenson’s scientific accomplishments and sets these against the socio-political challenges of the time. Stephenson played an important role in the development of biochemistry and molecular biology. She was one of the first scientists to use microorganisms as models for research into cellular biochemical processes and their regulation. Later she went on to coin the term chemical microbiology, which was communicated in her monograph and textbook „Bacterial Metabolism“ (1930–1949). Stephenson also actively participated in the establishment of the institutionalized interdisciplinary field of general microbiology which integrated research into diverse forms of microorganisms at various levels of organization. Alongside these scientific achievements, Štrbáňová outlines Stephenson’s constant battle with practices of undeclared discrimination, her important role as one of the first women science managers and organizers, and her influential position within the scientific community. A scientist of great merit and a role model to women scientists of all disciplines, the life of Marjory Stephenson is of interest to biochemists, molecular biologists, historians of the chemical and biological sciences, and women scientists of all generations.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

B - Specialist book

CEP classification

AB - History

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/IAAX00630801" target="_blank" >IAAX00630801: Czech Scholars in Exile, 1948-1989</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

ISBN

978-3-662-49734-0

Number of pages

145

Publisher name

Springer

Place of publication

Berlin

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