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Women in Science and Mathematics (view source)
Revision as of 03:08, July 20, 2011
, 03:08, July 20, 2011bios for the math folks
*Elaine Fuchs—Biochemist who's research on the molecular chemistry of skin revolutionized dermatology.
*Elaine Fuchs—Biochemist who's research on the molecular chemistry of skin revolutionized dermatology.
*Sophie Germain (mathematician)
*Sophie Germain (mathematician); did important work in number theory, proved [[Fermat's last theorem]] for all <math>n \leq 100</math>, one of the best results until Wiles.
*M. Katharine Holloway & Chen Zhao— co-developed protease inhibitors, antiviral chemicals used to extend the lives of AIDS victims.
*M. Katharine Holloway & Chen Zhao— co-developed protease inhibitors, antiviral chemicals used to extend the lives of AIDS victims.
*[[Grace Murray Hopper]]—A very early [[computer programmer]], led the development of the first high-level computer language, [[COBOL]].
*[[Grace Murray Hopper]]—A very early [[computer programmer]], led the development of the first high-level computer language, [[COBOL]].
*Emma Noether (mathematician)
*Emma Noether (mathematician); laid the groundwork for [[commutative algebra]], one of two mathematicians whose name has become so ubiquitous in modern usage that it is spelled in lowercase.
*Ida Noddack (physicist)
*Ida Noddack (physicist)