🔬 Laura Bassi was an Italian physicist and academic, earning her PhD at the University of Bologna. Laura was the first woman to serve as a physics professor at a…
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#TBT with Emmy Noether (1882-1935)
🔬 Emmy Noether was a mathematician who devised a mathematical principle, Noether’s theorem, that became a foundation for quantum physics. Emmy’s calculations were used by Albert Einstein as he formulated…
#TBT with Mary Golda Ross
🔬🚀 “I was brought up in the Cherokee tradition of equal education for boys and girls.” 🔬🚀 Mary Golda Ross was the first Native-American engineer, with her work as an…
#TBT with Mary Jackson (1921-2005)
🚀 Mary Jackson was a mathematician, aerospace engineer, and the first African American female engineer to work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 🔬🚀 Although the work of…
#TBT with Kono Yasui (1880-1971)
Kono Yasui was a Japanese biologist and cytologist, and the first Japanese woman to receive a doctoral degree in science. Kono’s paper in Zoological Science in 1905 was the first…
#TBT with Beatrice Tinsley (1941-1981)
Beatrice Tinsley was an astronomer and cosmologist, whose work while a professor of astronomy at Yale University was a foundation for the understanding of how galaxies evolve, grow, and die….
#tbt honoring Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb (1924 – 2017)
🔬 Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb was a biologist and educator who fought for the rights of women and minorities in science. In high school, Jewel read her father’s physician textbooks…
#tbt honoring Marie M. Daly (1921 – 2003)
🔬 Marie Daly was the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States. Marie’s groundbreaking work led to our understanding of how cholesterol and clogged…
#TBT with Claudia Alexander (1959-2015)
🔬 “Science is collaborative, and will become more so.” 🔬 Claudia Alexander was a geophysicist and planetary science research scientist. Claudia worked for the United States Geological Survey and NASA’s…
#TBT with Regina Kapeller-Adler (1900-1991)
🔬 Regina Kapeller-Adler was an Austrian biochemist who developed an innovative test that was able to determine early pregnancy by detecting histidine in urine. As a Jewish woman, Regina faced…
#TBT with Mary Kenner (1912-2006)
Mary Kenner is most well-known for her invention of the sanitary belt, but she also invented much more and received patents as well! However, being a black woman meant that…
#TBT with Dr. Ruby Hirose (1904-1960)
🔬 Dr. Ruby Hirose was a Japanese-American biochemist who spent her career studying vaccines during a time when those of Japanese descent were being subjected to racism and internment camps…
