Greatest Female Scientists of All Time
Women who contributed to human knowledge in various fields such as biology, chemistry, astronomy, medicine, mathematics, etc.The Top Ten
1 Marie Curie
Marie Skłodowska Curie, born Maria Salomea Skłodowskap, was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
Marie Skłodowska Curie, born Maria Salomea Skłodowskap, was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity.
2 Rosalind Franklin
3 Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Mary Hodgkin, known professionally as Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin or simply Dorothy Hodgkin, was a British biochemist who developed protein crystallography, for which she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.
Dorothy Mary Hodgkin, known professionally as Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin or simply Dorothy Hodgkin, was a British biochemist who developed protein crystallography, for which she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.
4 Mary Anning
5 Barbara McClintock
6 Irene Joliot Curie
7 Gertrude B. Elion
8 Maryam Mirzakhani
9 Ada Lovelace
Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron) (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out... read more
Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace (née Byron) (10 December 1815 – 27 November 1852) was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She was the first to recognise that the machine had applications beyond pure calculation, and published the first algorithm intended to be carried out... read more
10 Jane Goodall
The Contenders
11 Grace Hopper
12 Inge Lehmann
13 Emmy Noether
14 Hypatia
15 Katherine Johnson
16 Annie Jump Cannon
17 Tu Youyou
18 Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler (9 November 1914 – 19 January 2000) was an Austrian-American film actress and inventor. Often called “The Most Beautiful Woman in Films”, Hedy Lamarr’s beauty and screen presence made her one of the most popular actresses of her day.
At the beginning of World War II, Lamarr and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied... read more
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler (9 November 1914 – 19 January 2000) was an Austrian-American film actress and inventor. Often called “The Most Beautiful Woman in Films”, Hedy Lamarr’s beauty and screen presence made her one of the most popular actresses of her day.At the beginning of World War II, Lamarr and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied... read more
19 Lise Meitner
20 Anna Freud
21 Caroline Lucretia Herschel
22 Sylvia Earle
23 Vera Rubin
24 Sally Ride
25 Mae Jemison
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