International Day of Women and Girls in Science
By: Times News Service
Whenever we refer to the greatest scientists of the world, the names that instantly come to our minds are Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton and many others who have made remarkable discoveries and have changed our understanding of the world. But let s not forget that in this journey of science and discoveries there are many women who have made significant strides.
Be it Marie Curie who discovered radioactivity and invented a mobile X-ray unit during World War to become the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, Rosalind Franklin for her revolutionary work in discovering the double helix structure of DNA, astronomer Vera Rubin who discovered the existence of dark matter, Janaki Ammal, a botanist from India, who as India’s first female plant scientist, developed several hybrid species still grown today and Wong-Staal who was the first scientist to clone HIV and create a map of its genes. the list is endless.
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