Women in Science - Audio
Women in Science - Audio
The Open University
How have individual female scientists contributed to the advancement of science through time? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s 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.
Marie Curie
Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.
Mar 8, 2011
7 min
Transcript -- Marie Curie
Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.
Mar 8, 2011
Mary Anning
Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.
Mar 8, 2011
5 min
Transcript -- Mary Anning
Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.
Mar 8, 2011
Rosalind Franklin
Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin.
Mar 8, 2011
6 min
Transcript -- Rosalind Franklin
Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin.
Mar 8, 2011
Gertrude Elles
Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at The Open University, Dr Sandy Smith nominates geologist, Gertrude Elles.
Mar 8, 2011
4 min
Transcript -- Gertrude Elles
Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at The Open University, Dr Sandy Smith nominates geologist, Gertrude Elles.
Mar 8, 2011
Dorothy Hodgkin
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Clare Warren, nominates Dorothy Hodgkin - the first British woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Mar 8, 2011
6 min
Transcript -- Dorothy Hodgkin
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Clare Warren, nominates Dorothy Hodgkin - the first British woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Mar 8, 2011
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