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Elisabeth Binder (graduated 1995), Austrian neuroscientist specializing in anxiety disorders; Claire F. Gmachl (born 1967), Austrian-born American electrical engineer, educator
This is a historical list dealing with women scientists in the 20th century. During this time period, women working in scientific fields were rare. Women at this time faced barriers in higher education and often denied access to scientific institutions; in the Western world, the first-wave feminist movement began to break down many of these ...
[153] [154] [155] This made her the first person to win the Nobel Prize twice. As of 2022, she is the only woman to win it twice and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields. 1911: Norwegian biologist Kristine Bonnevie became the first woman member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. [156]
The most powerful women in the world — as deemed by Forbes — have been revealed. With the release of their female-specific 2024 Power List, the magazine has crowned 100 women the ultimate ...
The hot comb was an invention developed in France as a way for women with coarse curly hair to achieve a fine straight look traditionally modeled by historical Egyptian women. [44] However, it was Annie Malone who first patented this tool, while her protégé and former worker, Madam C. J. Walker , widened the teeth.
Women who have been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics since 2012, include: 2018 WMAP Probe team, 27 listed members, including Hiranya Peiris , Licia Verde , Janet L. Weiland and Joanna Dunkley for "For detailed maps of the early universe that greatly improved our knowledge of the evolution of the cosmos and the fluctuations ...
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable women who have made contributions to the field of astronomy. A Madge Adam (1912–2001 ...
Eight women have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (listed above), awarded annually since 1901 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Marie Curie was the first woman to receive the prize in 1911, which was her second Nobel Prize (she also won the prize in physics in 1903, along with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel – making her the only ...