Queen of the exact sciences: Sofia Kovalevskaya

"The Queen of Exact Sciences" is a biography of Sofia Kovalevskaya, an outstanding mathematician, writer, and the world's first female professor. The book reveals her life against the backdrop of the development of science in the 19th century, using archival materials, memoirs of contemporaries, and the works of the scientist herself. This is a story of overcoming, genius, and the influence of female intelligence on world science.

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The book tells about the life and work of Sofia Kovalevskaya (1850–1891), a mathematician and mechanic, writer and publicist, the first female professor in the world. The biography is presented in the light of historical events, in the context of the development of scientific thought in the 19th century. Archival materials, biographical studies, original works of the scientist herself, and memoirs of contemporary scientists are used.
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