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Her Hidden Genius by Marie Benedict
4.0
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♡ Historical women in STEM
A few years ago, I read The Other Einstein and fell in love with the way Marie Benedict writes and provides stories about incredible women. Marie Benedict has a gift for being able to tell stories that brings wonderful women to life. I have since read most of her book and collected them.
Her Hidden Genius is a story about Rosalind Franklin and the work she had done involving DNA. Franklin was an amazing researcher with contributions to the scientific field that was dedicated to proving her theories involving the building blocks of living organisms. Since this does involve the life of her passion, it does involve a great number of scientific terminologies. The relationships that Franklin had with her associates, the climatic effect of her discoveries, and the tension between the other researchers illustrated the many challenges she faced as a woman in a man's world.
I would suggest to those interested in reading this book to go in without many expectations of it being a historical fiction novel, but rather more scientific-heavy. It is a story about a woman who perseverates on all obstacles thrown at her and the compelling discoveries she made. It is more character-driven than a narrative-driven one. Rosalind Franklin made significant contributions to the scientific world but did not get the credit she deserved.
Though I preferred Benedict's other novels, I am pleased to have been able to read this book as I discovered about Rosalind Franklin. I greatly admired her tenacity and recommend this book to anyone who are likes historical fiction with strong women and untold truths.
♡ Historical women in STEM
A few years ago, I read The Other Einstein and fell in love with the way Marie Benedict writes and provides stories about incredible women. Marie Benedict has a gift for being able to tell stories that brings wonderful women to life. I have since read most of her book and collected them.
Her Hidden Genius is a story about Rosalind Franklin and the work she had done involving DNA. Franklin was an amazing researcher with contributions to the scientific field that was dedicated to proving her theories involving the building blocks of living organisms. Since this does involve the life of her passion, it does involve a great number of scientific terminologies. The relationships that Franklin had with her associates, the climatic effect of her discoveries, and the tension between the other researchers illustrated the many challenges she faced as a woman in a man's world.
I would suggest to those interested in reading this book to go in without many expectations of it being a historical fiction novel, but rather more scientific-heavy. It is a story about a woman who perseverates on all obstacles thrown at her and the compelling discoveries she made. It is more character-driven than a narrative-driven one. Rosalind Franklin made significant contributions to the scientific world but did not get the credit she deserved.
Though I preferred Benedict's other novels, I am pleased to have been able to read this book as I discovered about Rosalind Franklin. I greatly admired her tenacity and recommend this book to anyone who are likes historical fiction with strong women and untold truths.