Description: If I Am Right, and I Know I Am provides a powerful portrait of the pioneering Danish scientist Inge Lehmann (1888-1993) while guiding readers through the fascinating history of earth science.
Review Quotes: Inge Lehmann deserves renewed attention not only because of her contributions to illuminating the internal structure of our planet--which were fundamental indeed--but also for her accomplishments in the face of many professional and personal challenges. If I Am Right, and I Know I Am is a story of defiance, resilience, and, against many odds, startling professional achievement. But even more revealing, this is also a story of the foundational personalities and interpersonal relationships during one of the most productive times for geology, when subfields like seismology were contributing to paradigmatic shifts in our understanding of a dynamic Earth.--Arthur L. Lerner-Lam, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University