About the Book

he untold story of the woman who discovered the Earth’s inner core By Hanne Strager Shadow Zone is the first biography of Inge Lehmann, the eminent scientist who discovered Earth’s inner core in 1936. Her life spanned more than a century; she was born in 1888 and died almost 105 years old in 1993. The biography is thoroughly researched and based on Inge Lehmann’s professional correspondence which are kept at the National Archive of Denmark and her private letters discovered recently in a cardboard box in the attic of a distant relative. In ge Lehmann was the first woman seismologist in the world.
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The biography tells the story of a woman’s battle with prejudice and ignorance at her all – men workplace in Denmark. In contrast she was met with kindness from her international colleagues, who recog nized her as an outstanding scientist. For almost 20 years she worked at the Lamont Geological Observatory, part of Columbia University in New York. Inge Lehmann never married and didn’t have children and the biography is also the story of the author’s que st to find the writer of a mysterious love letter written in English in 1935.
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“Hanne Strager is a strong new voice in nature and science writing. Her book is brimming with the kind of personal anecdotes, scientific discoveries, and thrilling adventures that make an entertaining and compelling read. It is an important book too. Killer whales trigger the same mixed emotions that we know from wolves and other large predators. She tackles the controversial issue of how we relate to animals when they collide with human interests with insight, passion and wit. A truly wonderful book”.

 

―Bernd Heinrich, author of Winter World, Mind of the Raven, Why We Run, and The Homing Instinct–

 

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HANNE STRAGER

About the author

Hanne Strager is a Danish biologist, whale researcher, and author. She is the co-founder of the Andenes Whale Centre in Norway and she has served as the Director of Exhibitions at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. She has taught biology of marine mammals at the University of Copenhagen and has led numerous expeditions of whale researchers and film expeditions to Northern Norway. She is involved in the development and fundraising for the new Norwegian museum, The Whale, which is slated to begin construction in Andenes in 2025.

With an undergraduate degree in journalism, Strager received a Master of Science from the Aarhus University, Denmark. She was also a Fulbright Scholar at University of California, Santa Cruz, in their biology Ph.D. program.

Strager has been awarded the Copenhagen University Natural Sciences Faculty’s prize for science communication.

In addition to The Killer Whale Journals, Strager is the author of A Modest Genius: The Story of Darwin’s Life and How His Ideas Changed Everything, Precious Things and Shadow Zone.

PROJECTS AND RESEARCH

The Whale

Hanne Strager is Director of Exhibitions at The Whale, a new museum in the small town Andenes situated 300 km north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. The spectacular building is designed by Danish architect Dorte Mandrup and planned to open in 2025. Just outside Andenes a deep-sea canyon extends almost all the way to the coast creating a favorable environment for all kind of sea creatures. The area is extraordinarily rich in marine life and many species of whales can be seen year round in the waters off Andenes.

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CONTACT

For rights, literary agent requests, photo permissions, and inquiries:

Elise Capron

Sandra Dijkstra Literary

Agencyelise@dijkstraagency.com

For media, press, speaking engagement requests, and publicity inquiries for The KillerWhale Journals:

Kait Howard

Johns HopkinsUniversity

Presskehoward@jhu.edu

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