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All answers to “Name a woman scientist”
105 accepted answers, from “Ada Yonath” to “Williamina Fleming”. The level of each one is hidden: play to see how deep it sinks.
A
- Ada Yonath
- Agnes Pockels
- Alice Ball
- Alice Hamilton
- Andrea Ghez
- Anna Atkins
- Anne Treisman
- Annie Jump Cannon
B
- Barbara McClintock
- Birute Galdikas
- Brenda Milner
C
- Caroline Herschel
- Carolyn Bertozzi
- Carolyn Porco
- Cecile Vogt
- Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
- Chien-Shiung Wu
- Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
D
- Dian Fossey
- Donna Strickland
- Dorothea Bate
- Dorothy Hodgkin
E
- Elizabeth Blackburn
- Elizabeth Lee Hazen
- Elizabeth Loftus
- Ellen Swallow Richards
- Elsie Widdowson
- Emilie du Chatelet
- Emmanuelle Charpentier
- Esther Lederberg
- Eugenie Clark
- Eunice Newton Foote
F
- Fabiola Gianotti
- Florence Sabin
- Frances Arnold
- Francoise Barre-Sinoussi
G
- Gertrude Elion
- Gerty Cori
- Grace Hopper
H
- Harriet Brooks
- Hedwig Kohn
- Heidi Hammel
- Henrietta Leavitt
- Hertha Ayrton
I
- Ida Noddack
- Inge Lehmann
- Irene Joliot-Curie
J
- Jane Goodallalso Goodall
- Jane Luu
- Jeanne Villepreux-Power
- Jennifer Doudna
- Jill Tarter
- Jocelyn Bell Burnellalso Jocelyn Bell
K
- Katalin Kariko
- Kathleen Lonsdale
L
- Laura Bassi
- Lene Hau
- Linda Buck
- Lisa Randall
- Lise Meitneralso Meitner
- Lydia Villa-Komaroff
- Lynn Margulis
M
- Margaret Geller
- Margaret Hamilton
- Marguerite Perey
- Maria Goeppert Mayer
- Maria Margarethe Kirch
- Maria Sibylla Merian
- Maria Telkes
- Marie Curiealso Madame Curie, Curie, Marie Sklodowska Curie
- Marie Tharp
- Marthe Gautier
- Mary Ainsworth
- Mary Anning
- Mary Leakey
- Mary Somerville
- Mary-Claire King
- May-Britt Moser
- Mildred Dresselhaus
N
- Nancy Grace Roman
- Nettie Stevens
O
- Ozlem Tureci
R
- Rachel Carsonalso Carson
- Rachel Fuller Brown
- Rebecca Lancefield
- Rita Levi-Montalcini
- Rosalind Franklinalso Franklin
- Rosalyn Yalow
- Ruth Benerito
- Ruth Patrick
S
- Sally Ride
- Sandra Faber
- Sarah Gilbert
- Sau Lan Wu
- Shirley Ann Jackson
- Stephanie Kwolek
- Sylvia Earle
T
- Temple Grandin
- Tikvah Alper
- Tilly Edinger
- Tu Youyou
V
- Vera Rubin
W
- Wang Zhenyi
- Wendy Freedman
- Williamina Fleming
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