Dr. Margaret Weitekamp's The Big Bang Theory

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Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, who has earned aeronautics PhD in from Cornell University. The author of Pluto’s Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery. In addition ‘We’re physicists’: Gender, genre and the image of scientists in The Big Bang Theory. In this article, Dr. Weitekamp affirm the success of The Big Bang Theory; however, The Big Bang Theory emphasis how its characters and its comedy build upon and play against long-standing gendered stereotypes she claim that based on the show, there are few derive argument, such as stereotype, gender and authenticity.
The Big Bang Theory, a successful comedy show of portrayal of scientists from 2007, The Big Bang Theory offers the nuanced depiction of scientists, including various character, gender,

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