Hypatia Hypatia

Hypatia

355 - 415

Hyperbolla, ellipse, and parabolas

Hypatia

355 - 415

Hyperbolla, ellipse, and parabolas

Aryabhata Aryabhata

Aryabhata

476 - 550

Zero

Aryabhata

476 - 550

Zero

Al-Khwarizmi Al-Khwarizmi

Al-Khwarizmi

780 - 850

Algebra and algorithms

Al-Khwarizmi

780 - 850

Algebra and algorithms

Ibn al Jazzar Ibn al Jazzar

Ibn al Jazzar

895 - 979

Leprosy diagnosis

Ibn al Jazzar

895 - 979

Leprosy diagnosis

Abdou al Rahman al Sufi Abdou al Rahman al Sufi

Abdou al Rahman al Sufi

903 - 986

Andromeda galaxy

Abdou al Rahman al Sufi

903 - 986

Andromeda galaxy

Lubna al Cordoubia Lubna al Cordoubia

Lubna al Cordoubia

965 - 984

Science translation

Lubna al Cordoubia

965 - 984

Science translation

Ali ibn Sina Ali ibn Sina

Ali ibn Sina

980 - 1037

Father of early moderm medicine

Ali ibn Sina

980 - 1037

Father of early moderm medicine

Marie Colinet Marie Colinet

Marie Colinet

1560 - ca. 1640

Blunt-hook birth delivery

Marie Colinet

1560 - ca. 1640

Blunt-hook birth delivery

Oliva Sabuco Oliva Sabuco

Oliva Sabuco

1562 - ca. 1620

Brain and body

Oliva Sabuco

1562 - ca. 1620

Brain and body

Laura Bassi Laura Bassi

Laura Bassi

1711 - 1778

Newtonian physics into Italy

Laura Bassi

1711 - 1778

Newtonian physics into Italy

Caroline Herschel Caroline Herschel

Caroline Herschel

1750 - 1848

Discoverer of comets

Caroline Herschel

1750 - 1848

Discoverer of comets

Augusta Ada King Augusta Ada King

Augusta Ada King

1815 - 1852

Programming pioneer

Augusta Ada King

1815 - 1852

Programming pioneer

Narcís Monturiol Narcís Monturiol

Narcís Monturiol

1819 - 1885

Independent submarine

Narcís Monturiol

1819 - 1885

Independent submarine

Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

1820 - 1910

Modern nursing

Florence Nightingale

1820 - 1910

Modern nursing

Clemence Royer Clemence Royer

Clemence Royer

1830 - 1902

Translator of Darwin's Origin

Clemence Royer

1830 - 1902

Translator of Darwin's Origin

Nettie Stevens Nettie Stevens

Nettie Stevens

1861 - 1912

Chromosomal sex determination

Nettie Stevens

1861 - 1912

Chromosomal sex determination

Agnes Pockels Agnes Pockels

Agnes Pockels

1862 - 1935

Pioneer of surface tension research

Agnes Pockels

1862 - 1935

Pioneer of surface tension research

Annie Jump Cannon Annie Jump Cannon

Annie Jump Cannon

1863 - 1941

Stellar classification

Annie Jump Cannon

1863 - 1941

Stellar classification

Mary Anderson Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

1866 - 1953

Windshield wiper

Mary Anderson

1866 - 1953

Windshield wiper

Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont

Alberto Santos-Dumont

1873 - 1932

Heavier-than-air aircraft

Alberto Santos-Dumont

1873 - 1932

Heavier-than-air aircraft

Umetaro Suzuki Umetaro Suzuki

Umetaro Suzuki

1874 - 1943

Aberic acid (vitamin B1)

Umetaro Suzuki

1874 - 1943

Aberic acid (vitamin B1)

Mileva Maric Einstein Mileva Maric Einstein

Mileva Maric Einstein

1875 - 1948

Hidden genius

Mileva Maric Einstein

1875 - 1948

Hidden genius

Lise Meitner Lise Meitner

Lise Meitner

1878 - 1968

Nuclear fission

Lise Meitner

1878 - 1968

Nuclear fission

Carlos Chagas Carlos Chagas

Carlos Chagas

1879 - 1934

Trypanosoma cruzi

Carlos Chagas

1879 - 1934

Trypanosoma cruzi

Ellen Gleditsch Ellen Gleditsch

Ellen Gleditsch

1879 - 1968

Radiochemistry

Ellen Gleditsch

1879 - 1968

Radiochemistry

Milutin Milankovic Milutin Milankovic

Milutin Milankovic

1879 - 1958

Planetary climatology

Milutin Milankovic

1879 - 1958

Planetary climatology

Emmy Noether Emmy Noether

Emmy Noether

1882 - 1935

Noether theorem

Emmy Noether

1882 - 1935

Noether theorem

Srinivasa Ramanujan Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan

1887 - 1920

Self-taught math genius

Srinivasa Ramanujan

1887 - 1920

Self-taught math genius

Inge Lehmann Inge Lehmann

Inge Lehmann

1888 - 1993

Earth’s inner core

Inge Lehmann

1888 - 1993

Earth’s inner core

Kendrick, Gordon, & Eldering Kendrick, Gordon, & Eldering

Kendrick, Gordon, & Eldering

1890 - 1980; 1900 - 1988; 1915 - 1999

Pertussis vaccine

Kendrick, Gordon, & Eldering

1890 - 1980; 1900 - 1988; 1915 - 1999

Pertussis vaccine

Alice Augusta Ball Alice Augusta Ball

Alice Augusta Ball

1892 - 1915

First leprosy treatment

Alice Augusta Ball

1892 - 1915

First leprosy treatment

Frieda Robscheit-Robbins Frieda Robscheit-Robbins

Frieda Robscheit-Robbins

1893 - 1973

Pernicious anaemia

Frieda Robscheit-Robbins

1893 - 1973

Pernicious anaemia

Gerty Cori & Carl Cori Gerty Cori & Carl Cori

Gerty Cori & Carl Cori

1896 - 1957; 1896 - 1984

Lactic acid cycle

Gerty Cori & Carl Cori

1896 - 1957; 1896 - 1984

Lactic acid cycle

Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal

Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal

1897 - 1984

Cytogenetics and Sugarcane

Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal

1897 - 1984

Cytogenetics and Sugarcane

Irene Joliot-Curie Irene Joliot-Curie

Irene Joliot-Curie

1897 - 1956

Artificial radioactivity

Irene Joliot-Curie

1897 - 1956

Artificial radioactivity

Percy Lavon Julian Percy Lavon Julian

Percy Lavon Julian

1899 - 1975

Synthesis of Steroids

Percy Lavon Julian

1899 - 1975

Synthesis of Steroids

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

1900 - 1979

Composition of the Sun and stars

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

1900 - 1979

Composition of the Sun and stars

Erika Cremer Erika Cremer

Erika Cremer

1900 - 1996

Gas chromatography

Erika Cremer

1900 - 1996

Gas chromatography

Ruby Hirose Ruby Hirose

Ruby Hirose

1904 - 1960

Vaccine development

Ruby Hirose

1904 - 1960

Vaccine development

Grace Hopper Grace Hopper

Grace Hopper

1906 - 1992

Computer language

Grace Hopper

1906 - 1992

Computer language

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

1910 - 1994

Vitamin B12

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

1910 - 1994

Vitamin B12

Alan Turing Alan Turing

Alan Turing

1912 - 1954

Computer science

Alan Turing

1912 - 1954

Computer science

Chien-Shiung Wu Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912 - 1996

Disproval of the law of 'parity'

Chien-Shiung Wu

1912 - 1996

Disproval of the law of 'parity'

Jacinto Convit Garcia Jacinto Convit Garcia

Jacinto Convit Garcia

1913 - 2014

Tropical medicine

Jacinto Convit Garcia

1913 - 2014

Tropical medicine

Mildred Cohn Mildred Cohn

Mildred Cohn

1913 - 2009

Pioneer of nuclear magnetic resonance

Mildred Cohn

1913 - 2009

Pioneer of nuclear magnetic resonance

Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

1914 - 2000

Frequency hopping communication

Hedy Lamarr

1914 - 2000

Frequency hopping communication

Guillermo Gonzalez  Camarena Guillermo Gonzalez  Camarena

Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena

1917 - 1965

Colour-wheel television

Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena

1917 - 1965

Colour-wheel television

Irene Ayako Uchida Irene Ayako Uchida

Irene Ayako Uchida

1917 - 2013

Down Syndrome

Irene Ayako Uchida

1917 - 2013

Down Syndrome

Gertrude B. Elion Gertrude B. Elion

Gertrude B. Elion

1918 - 1999

New path for drug development

Gertrude B. Elion

1918 - 1999

New path for drug development

Katherine Johnson Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

1918 - 2020

Spaceflight trajectories

Katherine Johnson

1918 - 2020

Spaceflight trajectories

Lin Lanying Lin Lanying

Lin Lanying

1918 - 2003

Semiconductor materials

Lin Lanying

1918 - 2003

Semiconductor materials

Henrietta Lacks Henrietta Lacks

Henrietta Lacks

1920 - 1951

HeLa cell line

Henrietta Lacks

1920 - 1951

HeLa cell line

katsuko Saruhashi katsuko Saruhashi

katsuko Saruhashi

1920 - 2007

CO2 in seawater

katsuko Saruhashi

1920 - 2007

CO2 in seawater

Marie Tharp Marie Tharp

Marie Tharp

1920 - 2006

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

Marie Tharp

1920 - 2006

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift

Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin

1920 - 1958

DNA structure

Rosalind Franklin

1920 - 1958

DNA structure

Marie Maynard Daly Marie Maynard Daly

Marie Maynard Daly

1921 - 2003

Cholesterol and clogged arteries

Marie Maynard Daly

1921 - 2003

Cholesterol and clogged arteries

Esther Lederberg Esther Lederberg

Esther Lederberg

1922 - 2006

Lambda bacteriophage

Esther Lederberg

1922 - 2006

Lambda bacteriophage

Joanne Simpson Joanne Simpson

Joanne Simpson

1923 - 2010

Hot towers, tropical meteorology

Joanne Simpson

1923 - 2010

Hot towers, tropical meteorology

Stephanie Kwolek Stephanie Kwolek

Stephanie Kwolek

1923 - 2014

Kevlar®

Stephanie Kwolek

1923 - 2014

Kevlar®

Kimishige & Teruko Ishizaka Kimishige & Teruko Ishizaka

Kimishige & Teruko Ishizaka

1925 - 2018; 1926 - 2019

Immunoglobulin E

Kimishige & Teruko Ishizaka

1925 - 2018; 1926 - 2019

Immunoglobulin E

Luis Miramontes Cardenas Luis Miramontes Cardenas

Luis Miramontes Cardenas

1925 - 2004

Norethisterone

Luis Miramontes Cardenas

1925 - 2004

Norethisterone

Marian Diamond Marian Diamond

Marian Diamond

1926 - 2017

Neuroplasticity

Marian Diamond

1926 - 2017

Neuroplasticity

Virginia Norwood Virginia Norwood

Virginia Norwood

1927

Multispectral scanner

Virginia Norwood

1927

Multispectral scanner

Vera Rubin Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin

1928 - 2016

Dark matter

Vera Rubin

1928 - 2016

Dark matter

Gladys West Gladys West

Gladys West

1930

The Earth’s shape

Gladys West

1930

The Earth’s shape

June Almeida June Almeida

June Almeida

1930 - 2007

First coronavirus

June Almeida

1930 - 2007

First coronavirus

Tu Youyou Tu Youyou

Tu Youyou

1930

Artemisin (malaria treatment)

Tu Youyou

1930

Artemisin (malaria treatment)

Idelisa Bonnelly Idelisa Bonnelly

Idelisa Bonnelly

1931

Humpback whales

Idelisa Bonnelly

1931

Humpback whales

Jane Goodall Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall

1934

Chimpanzee research

Jane Goodall

1934

Chimpanzee research

Flora Ruchat-Roncati Flora Ruchat-Roncati

Flora Ruchat-Roncati

1937 - 2012

Ticinese Architecture

Flora Ruchat-Roncati

1937 - 2012

Ticinese Architecture

Margarita Salas Margarita Salas

Margarita Salas

1938 - 2019

Phi29 polymerase enzyme

Margarita Salas

1938 - 2019

Phi29 polymerase enzyme

George Carruthers George Carruthers

George Carruthers

1939 - 2020

First moon-based camera

George Carruthers

1939 - 2020

First moon-based camera

Susumu Tonegawa Susumu Tonegawa

Susumu Tonegawa

1939

Anti-bodies diversity

Susumu Tonegawa

1939

Anti-bodies diversity

Nubia Muñoz Nubia Muñoz

Nubia Muñoz

1940

HPV & cervical cancer

Nubia Muñoz

1940

HPV & cervical cancer

Wangari Muta Maathai Wangari Muta Maathai

Wangari Muta Maathai

1940 - 2011

Environmental protection

Wangari Muta Maathai

1940 - 2011

Environmental protection

Atta ur Rahman Atta ur Rahman

Atta ur Rahman

1942

Organic chemistry & NMR spectroscopy

Atta ur Rahman

1942

Organic chemistry & NMR spectroscopy

Jocelyn Bell Burnell Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

1943

Discovery of pulsars

Jocelyn Bell Burnell

1943

Discovery of pulsars

Sylvester James Gates Sylvester James Gates

Sylvester James Gates

1950

Supersymmetry

Sylvester James Gates

1950

Supersymmetry

Edith A. Widder Edith A. Widder

Edith A. Widder

1951

Deep-sea bioluminescence

Edith A. Widder

1951

Deep-sea bioluminescence

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli

1954

Higgs boson

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli

1954

Higgs boson

Mae Jemison Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison

1956

Space exploration

Mae Jemison

1956

Space exploration

Segenet Kelemu Segenet Kelemu

Segenet Kelemu

1957

Insect research

Segenet Kelemu

1957

Insect research

Quarraisha Abdool Karim Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Quarraisha Abdool Karim

1960

HIV infection and prevention

Quarraisha Abdool Karim

1960

HIV infection and prevention

Vivian Yam Wing-Wah Vivian Yam Wing-Wah

Vivian Yam Wing-Wah

1963

Photo-active materials

Vivian Yam Wing-Wah

1963

Photo-active materials

Julie Makani Julie Makani

Julie Makani

1970

Sickle cell disease

Julie Makani

1970

Sickle cell disease

Habiba Sayeed Alsafar Habiba Sayeed Alsafar

Habiba Sayeed Alsafar

1977

Diabetes and the bedouin population

Habiba Sayeed Alsafar

1977

Diabetes and the bedouin population

Maryam Mirzakhani Maryam Mirzakhani

Maryam Mirzakhani

1977 - 2017

Symmetry of curved surfaces

Maryam Mirzakhani

1977 - 2017

Symmetry of curved surfaces

Francisca Okeke Francisca Okeke

Francisca Okeke

1980

Ionosphere and climate change

Francisca Okeke

1980

Ionosphere and climate change