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*[[SGU Episode 532#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.283:08.29|Hedy Lamarr (532)]] {{mag}} ''Invented spread spectrum technology'' | *[[SGU Episode 532#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.283:08.29|Hedy Lamarr (532)]] {{mag}} ''Invented spread spectrum technology'' | ||
*[[SGU Episode 528#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.282:51.29|Frances Kelsey (528)]] {{mag}} ''Prevented thalidomide from being sold in the US'' | *[[SGU Episode 528#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.282:51.29|Frances Kelsey (528)]] {{mag}} ''Prevented thalidomide from being sold in the US'' | ||
*[[SGU Episode 527#Search_Engines_Influence_Elections_.2825:49.29|Marie Thorp (527)]] {{mag}} ''Discovered the Mid Atlantic Ridge under the ocean'' | |||
== This Day in History == | == This Day in History == |
Revision as of 07:08, 22 November 2016
This page is intended to link to all of the history segments on the SGU where women are highlighted
Forgotten Superheroes of Science
- Rosa Smith Eigenmann (587)
- Discovered more than 150 species of fish
- Mary Elizabeth Barber (585)
- Plant collector from the 1800's
- Janet Rowley (580)
- Linked chromosomal abnormalities to cancer
- Elizabeth Rona (578)
- Worked with Pallonium
- Mary Edwards (572)
- Tracked the positions of celestial objects for 55 years
- Cecilia Helena-Payne Gaposshkin (567)
- Found that the Sun and the stars are mostly made of hydrogen
- Yvonne Brill (566)
Pioneer rocket scientist
- Annie Maunder (564)
Discovered the Maunder Minimum along with her husband
- Dorothy Hodgkin (560)
Used X-ray crystallography to image penicillin, cholesterol, and vitamin B12
- Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha (555)
The first doctor that brought the problem of Flint Michigan's water to the states attention
- Lorna Wing (552)
Helped to redefine our conception of autism
- Stephanie Louise Kwolek (550)
Invented the chemical behind Kevlar
- Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green (548)
Cancer research involving nanoparticles and lasers
- Caroline Herschel (544)
Sister of William Herschel. First woman paid for science work.
- Birute Mary Galdikas (541)
Research on orangutans
- Andrea Ghez (539)
Stellar motions near Milky Way's supermassive black hole
- Alice Hamilton (538)
Development of industrial medicine in America
- Maria Sibylla Merian (537)
Made illustrations of insects in the late 1600's
- Alice Catherine Evans (536)
Showed the benefits of milk pasteurization
- Barbara McClintock (534)
Jumping genes" and chromosome research
- Ruth Rogan Benerito (533)
Wrinkle-resistant clothing
- Hedy Lamarr (532)
Invented spread spectrum technology
- Frances Kelsey (528)
Prevented thalidomide from being sold in the US
- Marie Thorp (527)
Discovered the Mid Atlantic Ridge under the ocean