Women in Science
by Scott Dutfield · 11/02/2019
On Women in Science Day 2019, discover some of the most influential women in science throughout history
A talented mathematician and a pioneering computer engineer [Read more]

Meet the woman who became world famous through her work in physics and chemistry [Read more]

An innovative physicist and the mother of nuclear fission [Read more]

The human ‘computer’ who helped land man on the Moon [Read more]

A trailblazer for palaeontology who excavated prehistoric fossils and helps broaden scientific study [Read more]

The mother of modern-day nursing [Read more]

How the work of the ‘Dark Lady of Science’ helped to solve the mystery of DNA [Read more]

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