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| − | *[[Marie Sklodowska Curie]] | + | *[[Marie Sklodowska Curie]]—Physicist/chemist, discovered [[Polonium]] and [[Radium]], namesake of [[Curium]]. |
| − | *Lise Meitner | + | *Lise Meitner—Physicist, discovered nuclear fission, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassner. Namesake of [[Meitnerium]]. |
*Emma Noether (mathematician) | *Emma Noether (mathematician) | ||
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*Ida Noddack (physicist) | *Ida Noddack (physicist) | ||
| − | *Jocelyn Bell | + | *Jocelyn Bell—Astronomer, discovered the first quasar. |
| − | *[[Grace Murray Hopper]] | + | *[[Grace Murray Hopper]]—A very early [[computer programmer]], led the development of the first high-level computer language, [[COBOL]]. |
| − | *[[Ada Lovelace]] | + | |
| + | *[[Ada Lovelace]]—Collaborated with [[Charles Babbage]] on what was arguably the first computer (though it was never built) and arguably the first computer programmer (though there is controversy on this.) | ||
Revision as of 02:17, June 29, 2011
There have historically been very few noteworthy female scientists or mathematicians.
Here are a few:
- Marie Sklodowska Curie—Physicist/chemist, discovered Polonium and Radium, namesake of Curium.
- Lise Meitner—Physicist, discovered nuclear fission, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassner. Namesake of Meitnerium.
- Emma Noether (mathematician)
- Sophie Germain (mathematician)
- Ida Noddack (physicist)
- Jocelyn Bell—Astronomer, discovered the first quasar.
- Grace Murray Hopper—A very early computer programmer, led the development of the first high-level computer language, COBOL.
- Ada Lovelace—Collaborated with Charles Babbage on what was arguably the first computer (though it was never built) and arguably the first computer programmer (though there is controversy on this.)