Hypatia
355 - 415
Hyperbolla, ellipse, and parabolas
Hypatia
355 - 415
Hyperbolla, ellipse, and parabolas
Aryabhata
476 - 550
Zero
Aryabhata
476 - 550
Zero
Al-Khwarizmi
780 - 850
Algebra and algorithms
Al-Khwarizmi
780 - 850
Algebra and algorithms
Ibn al Jazzar
895 - 979
Leprosy diagnosis
Ibn al Jazzar
895 - 979
Leprosy diagnosis
Abdou al Rahman al Sufi
903 - 986
Andromeda galaxy
Abdou al Rahman al Sufi
903 - 986
Andromeda galaxy
Lubna al Cordoubia
965 - 984
Science translation
Lubna al Cordoubia
965 - 984
Science translation
Ali ibn Sina
980 - 1037
Father of early moderm medicine
Ali ibn Sina
980 - 1037
Father of early moderm medicine
Marie Colinet
1560 - ca. 1640
Blunt-hook birth delivery
Marie Colinet
1560 - ca. 1640
Blunt-hook birth delivery
Oliva Sabuco
1562 - ca. 1620
Brain and body
Oliva Sabuco
1562 - ca. 1620
Brain and body
Laura Bassi
1711 - 1778
Newtonian physics into Italy
Laura Bassi
1711 - 1778
Newtonian physics into Italy
Caroline Herschel
1750 - 1848
Discoverer of comets
Caroline Herschel
1750 - 1848
Discoverer of comets
Augusta Ada King
1815 - 1852
Programming pioneer
Augusta Ada King
1815 - 1852
Programming pioneer
Eunice Newton Foote
1819 - 1888
Impact of greenhouse gases
Eunice Newton Foote
1819 - 1888
Impact of greenhouse gases
Narcís Monturiol
1819 - 1885
Independent submarine
Narcís Monturiol
1819 - 1885
Independent submarine
Florence Nightingale
1820 - 1910
Modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
1820 - 1910
Modern nursing
Clemence Royer
1830 - 1902
Translator of Darwin's Origin
Clemence Royer
1830 - 1902
Translator of Darwin's Origin
Nettie Stevens
1861 - 1912
Chromosomal sex determination
Nettie Stevens
1861 - 1912
Chromosomal sex determination
Agnes Pockels
1862 - 1935
Pioneer of surface tension research
Agnes Pockels
1862 - 1935
Pioneer of surface tension research
Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
Stellar classification
Annie Jump Cannon
1863 - 1941
Stellar classification
Mary Anderson
1866 - 1953
Windshield wiper
Mary Anderson
1866 - 1953
Windshield wiper
Alberto Santos-Dumont
1873 - 1932
Heavier-than-air aircraft
Alberto Santos-Dumont
1873 - 1932
Heavier-than-air aircraft
Umetaro Suzuki
1874 - 1943
Aberic acid (vitamin B1)
Umetaro Suzuki
1874 - 1943
Aberic acid (vitamin B1)
Mileva Maric Einstein
1875 - 1948
Hidden genius
Mileva Maric Einstein
1875 - 1948
Hidden genius
Lise Meitner
1878 - 1968
Nuclear fission
Lise Meitner
1878 - 1968
Nuclear fission
Carlos Chagas
1879 - 1934
Trypanosoma cruzi
Carlos Chagas
1879 - 1934
Trypanosoma cruzi
Ellen Gleditsch
1879 - 1968
Radiochemistry
Ellen Gleditsch
1879 - 1968
Radiochemistry
Milutin Milankovic
1879 - 1958
Planetary climatology
Milutin Milankovic
1879 - 1958
Planetary climatology
Emmy Noether
1882 - 1935
Noether theorem
Emmy Noether
1882 - 1935
Noether theorem
Srinivasa Ramanujan
1887 - 1920
Self-taught math genius
Srinivasa Ramanujan
1887 - 1920
Self-taught math genius
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
Earth’s inner core
Inge Lehmann
1888 - 1993
Earth’s inner core
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
1892 - 1915
First leprosy treatment
Alice Augusta Ball
1892 - 1915
First leprosy treatment
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
1893 - 1973
Pernicious anaemia
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
1893 - 1973
Pernicious anaemia
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
1897 - 1984
Cytogenetics and Sugarcane
Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal
1897 - 1984
Cytogenetics and Sugarcane
Irene Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
Artificial radioactivity
Irene Joliot-Curie
1897 - 1956
Artificial radioactivity
Tilly Edinger
1897 - 1967
Evolution of vertebrate brains
Tilly Edinger
1897 - 1967
Evolution of vertebrate brains
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
Synthesis of Steroids
Percy Lavon Julian
1899 - 1975
Synthesis of Steroids
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
Composition of the Sun and stars
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
1900 - 1979
Composition of the Sun and stars
Erika Cremer
1900 - 1996
Gas chromatography
Erika Cremer
1900 - 1996
Gas chromatography
Ruby Hirose
1904 - 1960
Vaccine development
Ruby Hirose
1904 - 1960
Vaccine development
Grace Hopper
1906 - 1992
Computer language
Grace Hopper
1906 - 1992
Computer language
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
1910 - 1994
Vitamin B12
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
1910 - 1994
Vitamin B12
Alan Turing
1912 - 1954
Computer science
Alan Turing
1912 - 1954
Computer science
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
1913 - 2014
Tropical medicine
Jacinto Convit Garcia
1913 - 2014
Tropical medicine
Mildred Cohn
1913 - 2009
Pioneer of nuclear magnetic resonance
Mildred Cohn
1913 - 2009
Pioneer of nuclear magnetic resonance
Hedy Lamarr
1914 - 2000
Frequency hopping communication
Hedy Lamarr
1914 - 2000
Frequency hopping communication
Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena
1917 - 1965
Colour-wheel television
Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena
1917 - 1965
Colour-wheel television
Irene Ayako Uchida
1917 - 2013
Down Syndrome
Irene Ayako Uchida
1917 - 2013
Down Syndrome
Gertrude B. Elion
1918 - 1999
New path for drug development
Gertrude B. Elion
1918 - 1999
New path for drug development
Katherine Johnson
1918 - 2020
Spaceflight trajectories
Katherine Johnson
1918 - 2020
Spaceflight trajectories
Lin Lanying
1918 - 2003
Semiconductor materials
Lin Lanying
1918 - 2003
Semiconductor materials
Henrietta Lacks
1920 - 1951
HeLa cell line
Henrietta Lacks
1920 - 1951
HeLa cell line
katsuko Saruhashi
1920 - 2007
CO2 in seawater
katsuko Saruhashi
1920 - 2007
CO2 in seawater
Marie Tharp
1920 - 2006
Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
Marie Tharp
1920 - 2006
Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift
Rosalind Franklin
1920 - 1958
DNA structure
Rosalind Franklin
1920 - 1958
DNA structure
Marie Maynard Daly
1921 - 2003
Cholesterol and clogged arteries
Marie Maynard Daly
1921 - 2003
Cholesterol and clogged arteries
Esther Lederberg
1922 - 2006
Lambda bacteriophage
Esther Lederberg
1922 - 2006
Lambda bacteriophage
Joanne Simpson
1923 - 2010
Hot towers, tropical meteorology
Joanne Simpson
1923 - 2010
Hot towers, tropical meteorology
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
Kevlar®
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
Kevlar®
Kimishige & Teruko Ishizaka
1925 - 2018; 1926 - 2019
Immunoglobulin E
Kimishige & Teruko Ishizaka
1925 - 2018; 1926 - 2019
Immunoglobulin E
Luis Miramontes Cardenas
1925 - 2004
Norethisterone
Luis Miramontes Cardenas
1925 - 2004
Norethisterone
Marian Diamond
1926 - 2017
Neuroplasticity
Marian Diamond
1926 - 2017
Neuroplasticity
Virginia Norwood
1927
Multispectral scanner
Virginia Norwood
1927
Multispectral scanner
Vera Rubin
1928 - 2016
Dark matter
Vera Rubin
1928 - 2016
Dark matter
Gladys West
1930
The Earth’s shape
Gladys West
1930
The Earth’s shape
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
First coronavirus
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
First coronavirus
Tu Youyou
1930
Artemisin (malaria treatment)
Tu Youyou
1930
Artemisin (malaria treatment)
Idelisa Bonnelly
1931
Humpback whales
Idelisa Bonnelly
1931
Humpback whales
Jane Goodall
1934
Chimpanzee research
Jane Goodall
1934
Chimpanzee research
Flora Ruchat-Roncati
1937 - 2012
Ticinese Architecture
Flora Ruchat-Roncati
1937 - 2012
Ticinese Architecture
Margarita Salas
1938 - 2019
Phi29 polymerase enzyme
Margarita Salas
1938 - 2019
Phi29 polymerase enzyme
George Carruthers
1939 - 2020
First moon-based camera
George Carruthers
1939 - 2020
First moon-based camera
Susumu Tonegawa
1939
Anti-bodies diversity
Susumu Tonegawa
1939
Anti-bodies diversity
Nubia Muñoz
1940
HPV & cervical cancer
Nubia Muñoz
1940
HPV & cervical cancer
Wangari Muta Maathai
1940 - 2011
Environmental protection
Wangari Muta Maathai
1940 - 2011
Environmental protection
Atta ur Rahman
1942
Organic chemistry & NMR spectroscopy
Atta ur Rahman
1942
Organic chemistry & NMR spectroscopy
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
1943
Discovery of pulsars
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
1943
Discovery of pulsars
Sylvester James Gates
1950
Supersymmetry
Sylvester James Gates
1950
Supersymmetry
Edith A. Widder
1951
Deep-sea bioluminescence
Edith A. Widder
1951
Deep-sea bioluminescence
Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli
1954
Higgs boson
Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli
1954
Higgs boson
Mae Jemison
1956
Space exploration
Mae Jemison
1956
Space exploration
Segenet Kelemu
1957
Insect research
Segenet Kelemu
1957
Insect research
Quarraisha Abdool Karim
1960
HIV infection and prevention
Quarraisha Abdool Karim
1960
HIV infection and prevention
Vivian Yam Wing-Wah
1963
Photo-active materials
Vivian Yam Wing-Wah
1963
Photo-active materials
Julie Makani
1970
Sickle cell disease
Julie Makani
1970
Sickle cell disease
Habiba Sayeed Alsafar
1977
Diabetes and the bedouin population
Habiba Sayeed Alsafar
1977
Diabetes and the bedouin population
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 - 2017
Symmetry of curved surfaces
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 - 2017
Symmetry of curved surfaces
Francisca Okeke
1980
Ionosphere and climate change
Francisca Okeke
1980
Ionosphere and climate change