It never was a secret that the number of men in science is larger than the number of women. This may have some historical roots; in some case the tendency comes from people’s attitude. However, the situation is being changed in the course of time and now science is becoming more attractive for women.
a outstanding astrophysicist and the sister of one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century (Richard Feynman).
"It wasn't until her 14th birthday-March 31, 1942-that her notion of becoming a scientist was revived. Richard presented her with a book called Astronomy. "It was a college textbook. I'd start reading it, get stuck, and then start over again. This went on for months, but I kept at it. When I reached page 407, I came across a graph that changed my life." My mother shuts her eyes and recites from memory: "'Relative strengths of the Mg+ absorption line at 4,481 angstroms . . . from Stellar Atmospheres by Cecilia Payne.' Cecilia Payne!"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009
Elizabeth H. Blackburn
"for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009
Carol W. Greider
"for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2008
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
"for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2004
Linda B. Buck
"for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
"for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1988
Gertrude B. Elion
"for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1986
Rita Levi-Montalcini
"for their discoveries of growth factors"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1983
Barbara McClintock
"for her discovery of mobile genetic elements"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977
Rosalyn Yalow
"for the development of radioimmunoassays of peptide hormones"
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1947
Gerty Theresa Cori, née Radnitz
"for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion of glycogen"
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