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*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.  
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*Sophie Germain (mathematician)
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*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&mdash; co-developed protease inhibitors, antiviral chemicals used to extend the lives of AIDS victims.  
 
*M. Katharine Holloway & Chen Zhao&mdash; co-developed protease inhibitors, antiviral chemicals used to extend the lives of AIDS victims.  
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*[[Grace Murray Hopper]]&mdash;A very early [[computer programmer]], led the development of the first high-level computer language, [[COBOL]].
 
*[[Grace Murray Hopper]]&mdash;A very early [[computer programmer]], led the development of the first high-level computer language, [[COBOL]].
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*Emma Noether (mathematician)
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*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)
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