A Few More Women in Science

1. Proved the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift
4. Lead the team that discovered plutonium 244 in nature
7. Developed filtration strategy that reduces cholera by 50%
12. Discovered Nerve growth factor
14. Coined the term nuclear fission, but overlooked for Nobel
15. Member of team who discovered the Higgs boson particle
16. Proved the existence of dark matter in the universe
17. Discovered the cause of “blue baby syndrome,” a heart birth defect that had a very high mortality rate
20. Discovery of DNA structure was based on her work, no credit
22. Developed drug to prevent kidney transplant rejection
23. Born 1821, first woman to graduate from medical school in US
27. Most famous primate scientist in history
28. In 1800s discovered the first known ichthyosaur fossil
30. Born 1971, has discovered 715 planets
31. 22 year old rocket scientist working for Boeing while at MIT

2. Studying El Nino and cholera, first to provide quantitative evidence of global climate change on infectious disease
3. United economists and ecologists, revolutionizing conservation
5. Pioneer in genetics in 1920s; didn't win Nobel til 1983
6. Discovered enzyme telomerase - now a target for cancer drugs
8. First woman to discover a comet
9. First female astronomy professor in U.S. (Vassar, 1865)
10. Research on how electrons course through silicon jump-started the computer age
11. In 1992, she became the first black woman in space
13. First woman to receive a Nobel for medicine
18. Helped discover that ozone loss was caused by chlorofluorocarbons
19. Proved that breast cancer can be inherited
20. Discovered the orbital speed of stars varies with their galaxies' brightness
21. Living only 24 years, this chemist revolutionized leprosy treatment
24. Only person to win 2 Nobel Prizes in different disciplines
25. Pioneered individualized chemotherapy treatments
26. Helped create robots that sense/respond to their environment
29. 1960s author of Silent Spring, shaped environmental history