Submitted by mr46636 on Thu, 02/01/2018 - 14:54
Germain’s lifetime of contributions to mathematics ranged from elasticity theory to a new approach to Fermat’s Last Theorem––but as a woman, she had been barred from studying at the École Polytechnique.
A few good places to start:
- Krantz, Steven G. An Episodic History of Mathematics: Mathematical Culture through Problem Solving . Washington: Mathematical Association of America, 2010. https://search.lib.utexas.edu/permalink/01UTAU_INST/12n4s7g/jstor_csp20876869
- Perl, Teri. Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley, 1978. https://search.lib.utexas.edu/permalink/01UTAU_INST/1ilchdf/alma991049181069706011
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