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Asked by anon-177923 to Andrew, Becky, Daniel, Helen, Nicola, Urslaan on 13 Jun 2018.
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Urslaan Chohan answered on 13 Jun 2018:
If you mean famous female scientist, for me it’s Marie-Curie. Her work on radiation science is the reason why we know so much about it today. Additionally, she’s the reason why it has gotten so safe to handle radiation! She died from cancer related to radiation exposure, so it made people more aware about how radiation can be handled in a safe way.
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Helen Littler answered on 13 Jun 2018:
Helen Sharman – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Sharman – she has a great name but also was the first British person in space
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Daniel Marsh answered on 13 Jun 2018:
Rosalind Franklin unlocked the secrets of DNA but her discovery was shared without her permission with James Watson and Francis Crick, who were working on identifying the structure of DNA. They were able to identify the double helix structure from a photo that she had taken in 1952 but when they published they didn’t credit her at all.
While Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins all received the Nobel Prize in 1962 for their contributions to science, Franklin had already passed away and was not eligible for the award. She is still often overlooked as the true hero in this story so I’m going to name her as my favourite female scientific explorer!
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Andrew Singer answered on 13 Jun 2018:
I have two who tie for top: 1) Jane Goodall – her work with chimps was a huge inspiration for me as a child; 2) Rachel Carson – her book ‘Silent Spring’ was the genesis for all the work I do (pollution, conservation, human and environmental health). Wonderfully influential and inspiring women scientists!
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Becky Thomas answered on 13 Jun 2018:
My hero when I was growing up was Dian Fossey, she gave her life to save gorillas in Rwanda. She wrote a book called Gorillas in the Mist (which was later made into a film). There weren’t many famous female scientists when I was younger and she inspired me – I hope that I can achieve even a tiny fraction of what she did 🙂
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anon-177923 commented on :
She is my hero too! She gave it her all to do whatever it took to bring awareness about mountain gorillas. She taught me that if you wish to, you should approach them whilst close to the ground and not standing up otherwise they might think of you as a challenger.
Becky commented on :
She was a very inspiring women, and I bet got many people involved in science and conservation 🙂