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Mary through the looking glass

机译:玛丽透过窥镜

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On 31 August 1869, Mary Ward and her husband were travelling along a quiet Irish road in a steam-driven carwhen suddenly it jolted, pitching Mary under one of its heavy iron wheels. She died almost instantly in what many believe was the first fatal automobile accident. But if Mary's death was extraordinary, so was her life. When other women spent their time in genteel pursuits such as music or sewing, Mary spent hers with her eyes glued to either microscope or telescope. For a Victorian woman with a passion for science, she had the good fortune to belongto one of the most inventive families in Ireland - but that was her misfortune too: for if her cousins hadn't been quite so ingenious, there would have been no steam-car and no accident, and Mary might have made history of a different kind.
机译:1869年8月31日,玛丽·沃德(Mary Ward)和她的丈夫在一条安静的爱尔兰小路上,乘坐蒸汽驱动的汽车,突然摇晃着,将玛丽推到了沉重的铁轮之一下。她几乎立即死于许多人认为是第一起致命的汽车事故。但是,如果玛丽的死是非同寻常的,那么她的生活也是如此。当其他妇女将时间花在音乐或缝纫之类的文雅的追求上时,玛丽用双眼粘在显微镜或望远镜上度过了她的时光。对于一个对科学充满热情的维多利亚女王时代的女人,她有幸成为爱尔兰最富创造力的家庭之一-但这也是她的不幸:因为如果她的表亲不是那么聪明,那就不会蒸汽车,这绝非偶然,玛丽可能创造了另一种历史。

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    《New scientist》 |2005年第2501期|p.48-49|共2页
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    Stephanie Pain;

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  • 收录信息 美国《科学引文索引》(SCI);美国《化学文摘》(CA);
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  • 正文语种 eng
  • 中图分类 自然科学总论;
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