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== Forgotten Superheroes of Science ==
== Forgotten Superheroes of Science ==
*[[SGU Episode 607#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.2811:06.29|Wang Zhenyi (607)]] {{mag}} - ''Chinese astronomer during the Qing dynasty. Studied equinoxes.''
*[[SGU Episode 597#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.283:38.29|Barbara Liskov (597)]] {{mag}} - ''Developed programming languages, leading to object oriented programming''
*[[SGU Episode 597#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.283:38.29|Barbara Liskov (597)]] {{mag}} - ''Developed programming languages, leading to object oriented programming''
*[[SGU Episode 595#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.285:28.29|Maria Telkes (595)]] {{mag}} - ''Invented the solar distiller''
*[[SGU Episode 595#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.285:28.29|Maria Telkes (595)]] {{mag}} - ''Invented the solar distiller''
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*[[SGU Episode 503#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.285:56.29|Mary Anning (503)]] {{mag}}  ''Made early contributions to our understanding of prehistoric life and the history of the earth''
*[[SGU Episode 503#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.285:56.29|Mary Anning (503)]] {{mag}}  ''Made early contributions to our understanding of prehistoric life and the history of the earth''
*[[SGU Episode 502#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.281:59.29|Katherine Johnson (502)]] {{mag}}  ''Calculated the flight trajectory for the first American in space.''
*[[SGU Episode 502#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.281:59.29|Katherine Johnson (502)]] {{mag}}  ''Calculated the flight trajectory for the first American in space.''
*[[SGU Episode 501#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.287:55.29|Ada Lovelace (501)]] {{mag}}  ''Computer scientist. Saw the potential of the analytical engine.''
*[[SGU Episode 499#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.283:33.29|Jocelyn Bell Burnel (499)]] {{mag}}  ''Astrophysicist who discovered pulsars.''
*[[SGU Episode 498#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.284:10.29|Rosalind Franklin (498)]] {{mag}}  ''Gained insights into the structure of DNA.''
*[[SGU Episode 496#Forgotten_Superheroes_of_Science_.284:26.29|Annie Jump Cannon (496)]] {{mag}}  ''Classification of stars''


== This Day in History ==
== This Day in History ==
*[[SGU Episode 488#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.281:27.29|Sara Josephine Baker (488)]] {{mag}}  ''Massively improved the survival rate of newborn babies.''
*[[SGU Episode 477#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.280:29.29|Sylvia Earle (477)]] {{mag}}  ''Marine biologist. Has been underwater for almost a year in total.''
*[[SGU Episode 472#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.281:40.29|Marie Curie and Irene Curie (472)]] {{mag}}  ''Studied radioactive materials.''
*[[SGU Episode 463#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.281:45.29|Yness Mexica (463)]] {{mag}}  ''Did Botany is Central and South America.''
*[[SGU Episode 463#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.281:45.29|Helen Taussig (463)]] {{mag}}  ''Founded pediatric cardiology''
*[[SGU Episode 456#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.282:20.29|Hattie Alexander (456)]] {{mag}}  ''Treated influenzal meningitis in babies, reducing mortality tremendously.''
*[[SGU Episode 452#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.280:29.29|Tilly Shilling (452)]] {{mag}}  ''Invented a "doodad" that improved airplane manoeuverability during WWII''
*[[SGU Episode 451#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.280:57.29|Rebecca Lee Crumpler (451)]] {{mag}}  ''First black woman to receive an American medical degree''
*[[SGU Episode 446#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.282:21.29|Lydia DeWitt (446)]] {{mag}}  ''Conducted research on tuberculosis''
*[[SGU Episode 443#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.281:47.29|Amelia Earhart (443)]] {{mag}}  ''First person to fly solo from Hawaii to California''
*[[SGU Episode 438#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.2800:36.29|Eleanor Gibson (438)]] {{mag}}  ''Did a famous study that tested the depth perception of babies''
*[[SGU Episode 434#Florence_Rena_Sabin_.280:30.29|Florence Rena Sabin (434)]] {{mag}}  ''Showed the lymphatic system developed from the veins in the embryo''
*[[SGU Episode 431#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.281:14.29|Johnnetta B. Cole (431)]] {{mag}}  ''First African-American woman President of Spelman College''
*[[SGU Episode 422#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.281:12.29|Hazel Bishop (422)]] {{mag}}  ''Chemist who invented long-lasting lipstick''
*[[SGU Episode 402#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.282:39.29|Mary Calkins (402)]] {{mag}}  ''First female president of the American Psychological Association''
*[[SGU Episode 402#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.282:39.29|Ellen Swallow Richards (402)]] {{mag}}  ''The woman who came up with the idea of home economics''
*[[SGU Episode 396#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.283:02.29|Chien-Shiung Wu (396)]] {{mag}}  ''Proved that conservation of parity was wrong with regards to the weak nuclear force''
*[[SGU Episode 365#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.284:38.29|Jane Goodall (365)]] {{tick}}  ''Studied chimanzees in the wild''
*[[SGU Episode 356#This_Day_in_Skepticism_.280:28.29|Dorothy Hodgkin (356)]] {{mag}} ''Used X-ray crystallography to image penicillin, cholesterol, and vitamin B12''
[[Category:Women in History]]

Revision as of 01:33, 7 November 2021

This page is intended to link to all of the history segments on the SGU where women are highlighted

Forgotten Superheroes of Science

This Day in History

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