WOMEN SCIENTISTS
Science was often considered a male-dominated territory.
Male scientists like Albert Einstein, and Isaac Newton, dominated
history.
Those scientists made remarkable discoveries and changed
how we understand the world.
However, women who made significant strides in science were
often overlooked.
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The field is rich with female scientists who made important
discoveries.
These women changed the world and broke boundaries.
Female scientists have come out of the shadows of history.
They have navigated and challenged the turbulent waters of
gender inequality.
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Polish-French Marie Curie was a pioneering physicist and earned
an award in chemistry.
She discovered polonium and radium and focused on
radioactivity.
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
The first person and only woman to win it twice.
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Other famous female Scientists made history for their
nations.
British-born Ada Lovelace was the first computer programmer
and a Mathematician.
In Botany and Cytology, India’s first female plant
scientist, Janaki Ammal made significant strides.
In 1975, Chien-Shiung Wu from China won the National Medal
of Science.
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Katherine Johnson was an exceptional American mathematician
and played a pivotal role at NASA.
Rosalind Franklin, a British chemist, was best known for
discovering the double helix DNA structure.
Vera Rubin was an astronomer who discovered the existence of
dark matter.
Remarkably, it’s the strange glue that holds our universe
together.
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American Dr. Gladys West developed mathematical modelling
of the Earth’s shape.
It served as the foundation of Global Positioning System
(GPS) technology.
Many other women made scientific breakthroughs to improve
lives with their vision.
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which was implemented by UNESCO and the UN, let us celebrate them.
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