Women in Science

Alice Ball (1892 - 1916)

She was an american chemist who was the first women to recive a masters from Hawaii and went on to become the university's first female chemistry professor.
At the age of 23, she developed ground-breaking treatment for leprocy.

Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958)

She was a british chemist and DNA reseacher who was offered a scolarship to king's university,where she became an expert in the X-ray crystallography unit.
Her research data was the first to demonstrate the basic dimensions of DNA strands and reveal the molecule was in two matching parts, running in opposite directions.

Lise Meitner (1878-1968)

Austrian physicist Lise Meitner contributed significant advancements to the field of nuclear physics.
Meitner's work on nuclear fission was instrumental in her longtime research collaborator Otto Hahn winning the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, so much so that many scientists later argued it was unfair for her contributions to not have been recognized equally by the Nobel Committee.

Mary Curie (1867- 1934)

Chief among Curie’s many achievements include discovering radioactivity and inventing a mobile X-ray unit that was employed during World War I. In 1903, Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. After her first win in physics, she later earned an award in chemistry — making her the first person to have been awarded twice.

Vera Rubin (1928-2016)

Rubin discovered the existence of dark matter, the strange glue that holds our universe together. Her contribution is regarded as one of the most significant discoveries of the 20th century — work many feel should have been awarded a Nobel Prize.

Rita Levi-Montalcini

The Italian neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini won a Nobel in 1986 for discovering what is known as Nerve growth factor. According to the New York Times, her work on nerve growth led to discoveries on how that growth can go wrong in diseases like dementia and cancer.