Sep 6, 2021 | People of science, Blog
The heroine of the next entry in the Women in Science series is Marie Maynard Daly, an American, biochemist. She was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in chemistry. In her scientific career, she has focused on the relationship between a healthy heart,...
Sep 6, 2021 | People of science, Blog
In the next post from the Women in Science series, we will introduce Ms Lisa Meitner, one of the most outstanding nuclear scientists, an Austrian of Jewish origin, who worked in Germany during World War II, from where she had to flee – risking her life, because...
Jun 7, 2021 | People of science, Blog
In today’s post from the Women in Science series, we will introduce you to a slightly different profession than usual. It won’t be biology or chemistry, but palaeontology. Today – Mary Anning, living at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. She...
Jun 7, 2021 | People of science, Blog
Another great woman in our Women in Science series is Katherine Johnson. American mathematician and computator at NASA. She participated in such space flight projects as the Mercury or Apollo program. Little Katherine showed above-average mathematical skills from...
Jun 7, 2021 | People of science, Blog
In the next post in the Women in Science series, we will present Ms Stephanie Kwolek, an American of Polish origin. She became famous in the field of chemistry – in 1965 she headed the team that invented the polymer from which kevlar is made, i.e. a very...
Jun 7, 2021 | People of science, Blog
Most of us have heard about the Apgar scale, especially moms, but do you know who started it? About this in today’s entry in the Women in Science series! We are talking about Virgini Apgar, one of the first female medics who chose the specialization –...
