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Irene Joliot-Curie
French scientist who jointly with her husband, Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of artificial radioactivity. -
Helen Taussig
American cardiologist, who founded the field of pediatric cardiology. Notably, she is credited with developing the concept for a procedure that would extend the lives of children born with heart abnormalities. -
Hilde Mangold
German embryologist who became well known for research completed with her mentor, Hans Spemann. Mangold assisted Spemann and together they discovered and coined the term the “organizer”. The organizer discovery was a crucial contribution to embryology that led to further understanding the growth of tissues and organs,bringing an animal to life. Mangold’s dissertation was connected to Spemann’s Nobel Prize. -
Charlotte Auerbach
German geneticist who contributed to founding the science of mutagenesis. She became well known when she and her research partner, J.M.Robson discovered that mustard gas could cause mutations in flies. Although the research was classified until after the war, Auerbach eventually received recognition for her discovery in 1947. She also received a Keith Prize in 1948 from the Royal Society of Edinburgh and became known as the mother of mutagenesis. -
Mary Cartwright
British mathematician who was one of the first mathematicians to study what would later become known as chaos theory, a theory which helps explain everything from the weather to the stock market and the way water flows. She is also well known for her research with amplification problems that the British soldiers struggled with during the World War I. Although her discoveries were a little too late, the British army were still able to draft a work around.
