The Top Women Scientists

Written by WTJ on October 19, 2008 – 6:13 pm -

Jen Palmares Meadows listed top women scientists in the history.

  1. Hypatia of Alexandria (AD 350 and 370-415) - mathematics
  2. Emilie Du Chatelet (1706-1749) - physics and mathematics
  3. Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) - astronomy
  4. Marie-Anne Pierrette Paulze aka Madame Lavoisier (1758-1836) - chemistry
  5. Mary Somerville (1780-1872) - mathematics and astronomy
  6. Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852) - programmer
  7. Maria Mitchell (1818-1889) - astronomy
  8. Marie Curie (1867-1934) - chemistry and physics
  9. Karen Horney (1885-1952) - psychology
  10. Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992) - mathematics and computer science
  11. Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909- ) - biology
  12. Chien Shiung-Wu (1912-1997) - physics
  13. Rosalind Franklin: (1920-1958) - biology
  14. Jane Goodall (1934- ) - anthropology
  15. Shirley Ann Jackson (1946-) - physics
  16. Mae Carol Jemison (1956- ) - physics

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