Top 5 Greatest Women Scientists

Let’s Pause n Ponder by Amelia

As National Science Day was just around, let’s talk about the greatest women scientists. Of course, we have Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and the Wright Brothers but why not few more famous women scientists. Here are the top 5 greatest women scientists:

Marie Curie:

Marie Curie won a noble prize in physics and another in chemistry. She was also famous for working in the field of radioactivity. She was born on November 7, 1867 in Poland and both her parents were teachers. Marie curie developed interest in maths and physics. She studied in J. Sikorska and graduated in 1883 by winning a gold medal. In 1891, she started to attend a university known as Sorbonne. Later in 1893, she got her masters degree in physics and then in mathematics. Then she returned to Paris to get her PhD degree.

One important part of her life was when she met two more scientists – Wilhelm Roentgen and Henri Becquerel. Wilhelm Roentgen found the X rays and Henri Becquerel found uranium salts. Marie curie then started to work more on these topics. In 1898, there was another element Polonium which was also radioactive discovered by Madam Curie.

The same year there was another new element discovered which was named radium. So, the word radioactivity was named by Marie curie which mentioned the elements giving out strong rays. On July 4 1934, she died after suffering from the effects of radiation.

Ada Lovelace:

 Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815, who was an English mathematician and famous for the computer program. Ada was the daughter of Lord Byron and Annabella Milbanke Byron who separated after 2 months of Ada’s birth. When Ada was growing up, she was home schooled. She found an interest in the Babbage’s machine in 1833. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation.

Tessy Thomas:

Tessy Thomas is the former project director of the Agni IV. She is the very first woman to work on a missile project. She is a space engineer. Tessy Thomas is named the “The Missile Woman of India”, she played a crucial in the missile defense programmers won various award for contributed in the field of this. She was also got recognized by famous institutes like MIT Technology Review and The Scientist.

 Jane Goodall:

Jane Goodall was an English zoologist, primatologist, anthropologist. She is considered the world’s greatest expert on chimpanzees. She spent 60 years of studying about the chimpanzees. She went to   Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania to observe its chimpanzees. She was the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and was also named a “United Nation Messenger of Peace”.

Tiera Guinn:

Tiera Guinn was an American aerospace engineer who worked at Nasa’s space launch system. She attended the wheeler high school. During her senior year at school, she received an internship at NASA’s Langley Research Centre in Virginia. She also got an internship at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The research was about the performance of the aircraft. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she received her Bachelor of Science. She participated in the mentorship to help students at MIT. She later participated in the under graduate research.

In Conclusion we need more women in science. Women have the natural ability to innovate and experiment. Don’t we see women working in the kitchen all day carrying out the most amazing food experiments. In the same manner, if prepared and guided well since childhood, they can prove to be greatest scientists.