WiccanLiberal
05-19-2013, 01:31 PM
Meet six geniuses you have never heard of because they are female. By the way, before I read the article, I did know about Lederberg and Franklin.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130519-women-scientists-overlooked-dna-history-science/
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Born in Northern Ireland in 1943, Jocelyn Bell Burnell (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.physics.ox.ac.uk%2Fastro%2F people%2FSJocelynBellBurnell.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGZQE3UhexoumYEbACzEui2bejMSw) discovered pulsars in 1967 while still a graduate student in radio astronomy at Cambridge University in England.
Esther Lederberg
Born in 1922 in the Bronx, Esther Lederberg would grow up to lay the groundwork for future discoveries on genetic inheritance in bacteria, gene regulation, and genetic recombination.
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born in Liu Ho, China, in 1912, Chien-Shiung Wu overturned a law of physics and participated in the development of the atom bomb.
Lise Meitner
Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1878, Lise Meitner's work in nuclear physics (http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/meitner.html)led to the discovery of nuclear fission (http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/meitner.html)—the fact that atomic nuclei can split in two. That finding laid the groundwork for the atomic bomb.
Rosalind Franklin
Born in 1920 in London, Rosalind Franklin used x-rays to take a picture of DNA that would change biology.
Nettie Stevens
Born in 1861 in Vermont, Nettie Stevens performed studies crucial in determining that (http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/Sex-Chromosomes-and-Sex-Determination-44565)an organism's sex was dictated by its chromosomes (http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/Sex-Chromosomes-and-Sex-Determination-44565) rather than environmental or other factors.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130519-women-scientists-overlooked-dna-history-science/
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Born in Northern Ireland in 1943, Jocelyn Bell Burnell (http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.physics.ox.ac.uk%2Fastro%2F people%2FSJocelynBellBurnell.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGZQE3UhexoumYEbACzEui2bejMSw) discovered pulsars in 1967 while still a graduate student in radio astronomy at Cambridge University in England.
Esther Lederberg
Born in 1922 in the Bronx, Esther Lederberg would grow up to lay the groundwork for future discoveries on genetic inheritance in bacteria, gene regulation, and genetic recombination.
Chien-Shiung Wu
Born in Liu Ho, China, in 1912, Chien-Shiung Wu overturned a law of physics and participated in the development of the atom bomb.
Lise Meitner
Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1878, Lise Meitner's work in nuclear physics (http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/meitner.html)led to the discovery of nuclear fission (http://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/meitner.html)—the fact that atomic nuclei can split in two. That finding laid the groundwork for the atomic bomb.
Rosalind Franklin
Born in 1920 in London, Rosalind Franklin used x-rays to take a picture of DNA that would change biology.
Nettie Stevens
Born in 1861 in Vermont, Nettie Stevens performed studies crucial in determining that (http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/Sex-Chromosomes-and-Sex-Determination-44565)an organism's sex was dictated by its chromosomes (http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/Sex-Chromosomes-and-Sex-Determination-44565) rather than environmental or other factors.