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Women in Science: Ursula Franklin

Women in Science: Ursula Franklin

by d_admin | May 2, 2019 | Chemistry, Janice Willson, Physics, Women in Science

Ursula Franklin was a metallurgist (def: one who studies the chemical and physical behaviour of metallic elements), research physicist, and educator who spent over 40 years teaching at the University of Toronto. She was born in Munich, Germany in 1920; the child of...
Women in Science-Rosalind Franklin

Women in Science-Rosalind Franklin

by d_admin | Apr 4, 2019 | Chemistry, Interesting People, Janice Willson, Physics, Women in Science

Rosalind Franklin may not be a household name to many but she was someone who made huge contributions to the mapping of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite. Many argue that she may have been overlooked for years due to her gender. She was...
Women in Science: Harriet Brooks

Women in Science: Harriet Brooks

by d_admin | Mar 7, 2019 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Women in Science

Harriet Brooks holds an auspicious place in our series as the first female Canadian nuclear physicist. Ernest Rutherford, the British physicist who guided her graduate studies, considered her second to only Marie Curie in her aptitude. She is most famously known for...
Women in Science: Nancy Grace Roman

Women in Science: Nancy Grace Roman

by d_admin | Feb 7, 2019 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, The Night Sky, Women in Science

Our latest installation into our Women in Science blog recently passed away at the age of 93 and was considered the Mother of the Hubble Telescope. Nancy Grace Roman worked for NASA for nearly two decades and was one of the first women executives there. She fought for...
Women in Science: Carrie Derick

Women in Science: Carrie Derick

by d_admin | Jan 3, 2019 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, Women in Science

For our second foray into the subject of women in science we will talk about Carrie Matilda Derick, a trailblazer in academia, women’s’ rights and a Canadian to boot. She was Canada’s first university professor and seemed to have the calling to teach from early on;...
Women in Science: Katherine Johnson

Women in Science: Katherine Johnson

by d_admin | Nov 29, 2018 | Interesting People, Janice Willson, The Night Sky, Women in Science

Today we are starting a new monthly blog devoted to women in science and their achievements. We start the ball rolling with American mathematician Katherine Johnson who recently celebrated her 100th birthday.Katherine Johnson (nee Coleman) was born in White Sulphur...

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