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Women in Science - AudioAuthor: The Open University
How have individual female scientists contributed to the advancement of science through time? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Womens Day (March 8th) and to mark International Year of Chemistry 2011, The Open University asked some of the female scientists currently working in its Faculty of Science, to nominate their personal choice of outstanding woman of science. The female scientists nominated include several Nobel Prize Laureates, such as Marie Curie, Dorothy Hodgkin and American geneticist, Barbara McClintock. The academics also talk about their own experiences of being a woman in the sciences today. Language: en Genres: Courses, Education, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Marie Curie
Monday, 7 March, 2011
Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.
