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Grace Oladunni Taylor (born 1937), Nigerian chemist, 2nd woman inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Science; Omowunmi Sadik (born 1964), chemist, educator; Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi (born 1939), botanist and environmental archaeologist; Felicity Okpete Ovai (born 1961), engineer, civil servant, politician
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 ...
Cecilia Krieger (1894–1974), third person and first woman to earn a Canadian mathematics PhD, translator of Sierpiński; Holly Krieger, American dynamical systems theorist; Anna Zofia Krygowska (1904–1988), Polish mathematician known for her work in mathematics education; Ewa Kubicka, Polish-American graph theorist and actuarial scientist
This page aims to list inventions and discoveries in which women played a major role. Objects List Object 1 - "Almond Water" Object 2 - “Level Keys” (Trimmed; Open for Rewrite) Object 3 - "Smiler Repellent" In revision, please wait for this file to update Object 4 - "Deuclidators" Object 5 - "Candy" Object 6 - "The Mirror" Object 7 - "Memory Jar" Object 8 - "Lamps" Object 9 - "Dumb Gum ...
He was known for breaking with existing literary forms, developing a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical reflection, explicit language, sex, surrealist free association, and mysticism. Truman Capote was a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor.
A person whose name is used to name something else is an eponym. The asterisk (*) section contains lists of things named after people by type of person. The plus (+) section contains lists of things named after people by subject.
Person(s) Named After Abel's theorem: Calculus: Niels Henrik Abel: Ariadne's thread: Computer science Ariadne: Amdahl's law: Computer science: Gene Amdahl: Ampère's circuital law: Physics: André-Marie Ampère: Archie's law: Geology: Gus Archie: Archimedes's principle Axiom of Archimedes: Physics Analysis: Archimedes: Arrhenius equation ...
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 ...