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Women in science

  • India’s met department – beyond the life and times of Anna Mani

    India’s met department – beyond the life and times of Anna Mani

    Ishan Kukreti
    · Sep 08, 2021 · 09:00 am
  • Maria Sibylla Merian: The 17th-century entomologist who proved that caterpillars turn to butterflies

    Maria Sibylla Merian: The 17th-century entomologist who proved that caterpillars turn to butterflies

    Tanya Latty, The Conversation
    · Feb 23, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • Rosalind Franklin still doesn’t get the recognition she deserves for her DNA discovery

    Rosalind Franklin still doesn’t get the recognition she deserves for her DNA discovery

    Mark Lawler, The Conversation
    · Apr 30, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • Women hams ride the radio wave in India

    Women hams ride the radio wave in India

    Mridula Chari
    · Sep 10, 2016 · 06:30 pm
  • Mathematical winters: Ada Lovelace, 200 years on

    Mathematical winters: Ada Lovelace, 200 years on

    Ursula Martin, The Conversation
    · Jan 04, 2016 · 02:30 pm