
Marie Sklodowska Curie
It’s hard not to think about Marie Skłodowska Curie when thinking about women in science, especially has received not one, but two Nobel Prizes. She has been an inspiration to many scientists across the world, especially young women and girls, man...
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Maria Goeppert-Mayer was the second woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physics, which she won for her brilliant work in the field of nuclear physics. She was even a part of the Manhattan Project. Her great achievements were possible by the incredibl...
Lise Meitner
Having escaped Nazi Germany, Lise Meitner, a Jewish physicist, was able to continue her life-changing work. It is because of her work that we discovered nuclear fission. Unfortunately, her contributions were over looked and only her partner in mak...
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Winner of Breakthrough Prize worth 3 million dollars in Fundamental Physics, and the discoverer of pulsars, Jocelyn Bell Burnell is a force to be reckoned with. The prize also acknowledged her advocacy of science and how she has managed to inspire...
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr had one of the most unique combination of professions: actor and inventor. Well-known for her beauty and her films, her inventions weren’t given much of a spotlight. Her work paved way for things like WiFi and GPS, which so many consid...
Chien-Shiung Wu
Often called ‘First Lady of Physics’, Chien-Shiung Wu was an important experimental physicist. Not only was she a part of the Manhattan Project, but she also provided the experimental proof about ‘conservation of parity’, which obtained a Nobel Pr...