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Category Archives: Nobel Prize
Gertrude Belle Elion – Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine
“Acyclovir turned out to be different from any other compound Elion had ever seen. It is so similar to a compound needed by the herpes virus for reproduction that the virus is fooled. The virus enters normal cells and starts … Continue reading
Gerty Radnitz Cori – Nobel Prize Winning Biochemist
In the late 19th century after universities began admitting women, there were still challenges to overcome. Most secondary schools for girls focused on social graces and being a good conversationalist but didn’t prepare them for entrance to the university. When … Continue reading
Irène Joliot-Curie – For the Joy of Science
In 1925, Irène Curie walked into an auditorium of 1000 people to defend her dissertation. This was big news because she was the daughter of two time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie. The pressure could have been enormous, but as … Continue reading
Posted in France, Nobel Prize, Scientists
Tagged 20th century, Frederic Joliot-Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie, Marie Curie, nuclear fission, physics, Pierre Curie, radiochemistry, science
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Lise Meitner – Nobel Prize Denied
In December of 1938, Lise Meitner received a letter from colleagues in Germany explaining their latest experimental results and questioning what these results could mean. For almost 30 years Lise had worked with Otto Hahn, and later Fritz Strassman, performing … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Germany, Nobel Prize, Scientists
Tagged 20th century, atomic bomb, Emmy Noether, Marie Curie, nuclear fission, Otto Hahn, physics, women's history
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Emmy Noether – Original in More Ways Than One
“Fraulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produced since the higher education of women began.” ~ Albert Einstein If you ask anyone to name a famous woman mathematician, the names that come to mind will usually … Continue reading
