The Gendered Atom
The Sexual Psychology of Science

In The Gendered Atom, Theodore Roszak explores the uncharted depths of the scientific soul. There, beneath the scientist’s rational, purportedly objective surface, Roszak finds a maelstrom of repressed sexual biases and gender stereotypes. Far from a purely objective view of the natural world, science—down to the very conception of the atom—is suffused with sexual politics. And the result, sadly, is a culture at risk from global warming, nuclear proliferation, toxic waste, genetic engineering, and more.

Theodore Roszak

Theodore Roszak is Professor of History at California State University, Hayward. He is the author of several best-selling books, including The Making of a Counter Culture, Where the Wasteland Ends and The Voice of the Earth. He has twice been nominated for the US?National Book Award.