does anyone know of a female scientist whose actually invented/discovered anything memorable???

Question

i have to give a power point for my ap biology class. it has to be about a woman scientist, and i have no idea who to use..

Answer 1

Rosalind Franklin was the female scientist who generated the X-ray scatter data which allowed Watson and Crick to figure out the structure of DNA. Some say the data was stolen by Watson and Crick, and that she should have had a share in their Nobel prize, but in reality she could not win the prize as she had died from cancer (winners have to be alive at the time of awarding). She was 37 when she died of cancer, and it was likely her prolonged exposure to X-rays which caused her to develop cancer in the first place. She died in the pursuit of science.

Answer 2

Jane Goodall
http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/goodall.html

Answer 3

Rosalind Franklin, Marie Curie, Maud Menten

Answer 4

Bette Nesmith Graham-invented white out
Patsy Sherman-invented Scotchguard
Ruth Handler-Invented Barbie dolls and Breast prosthesis
Marie Curie-discovered Radium Polonium
Maria Telkes-designed the first residential Solar Heating System
Mary Phelps-Invented the first modern Bra

I hope these will help a little

Answer 5

Barbara McClintock, Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, Others.


Vytheeshwaran V, of Michealis-Menton Fame? I didn't Know her First Name.

Answer 6

Dr Fiona Wood, an Aussie, recently invented spray on skin for burns victims. Not only that she also has like 4 kids or something! You want inspirational, she's the way to go.

Answer 7

Barbara McClintock

Answer 8

What about Marie Currie?

She wasn't a biologist, but more of a chemist and physicist, but radioactive labeling has many important uses in studying biology.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Currie

Answer 9

Gertrude B. Elion

Answer 10

marie curie