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2 days ago · Rosalind Elsie Franklin (25 July 1920 – 16 April 1958) [1] was a British chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), RNA (ribonucleic acid), viruses, coal, and graphite. [2] Although her works on coal and viruses were appreciated in her lifetime ...
2 days ago · First Pupin Professor in the history of Columbia University, which went with a citation that described Wu as "the first lady of physics research" (1973) Scientist of the Year Award, Industrial Research magazine (1974) Honorary degree from Harvard University (1974) Tom W. Bonner Prize, American Physical Society (1975)
4 days ago · Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright [1] (born Marie Jana Körbelová, later Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) [2] [3] was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman to hold that post.
1 day ago · Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was the first scientist to find out that stars were composed of hydrogen and helium. Initially, her idea was rejected as the scientific community firmly believed that the ...
5 days ago · Rachel Carson (born May 27, 1907, Springdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died April 14, 1964, Silver Spring, Maryland) was an American biologist well known for her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea. Carson early developed a deep interest in the natural world.
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- How old was Rachel Carson when she died?Rachel Carson was 56 years old when she died.
- Why was Rachel Carson influential?Rachel Carson was an American biologist well known for her writings on environmental pollution and the natural history of the sea. Her book, Silent...
- What did Rachel Carson write?Rachel Carson’s first book, Under the Sea-Wind, was published in 1941. The Sea Around Us (1951) won a National Book Award, and The Edge of the Sea...
4 days ago · Very few patents are held by Black inventors, and even fewer by Black women. Thomas holds one for her "illusion transmitter" that she invented in 1978. The technology is still used by NASA today. She managed a NASA team for "Landstat," the first satellite of its kind to take multi-spectral images of earth for research.
3 days ago · In November 2020, Dorrit became the first female School Director of the Research School of Earth Sciences. Publications. Foley, S, Andronikov, A, Halpin, J et al. 2023, 'Mantle rocks in East Antarctica', in Rick Law (ed.), The Geochemistry and Geophysics of the Antarctic Mantle, Geological Society of London, London, United Kingdom, pp. 17-32.
