Mathematics
This mathematician worked on the calculations for the trajectories of the Apollo 11, allowing the US to reach the moon.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This scientist is the only person who has won Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields.
This primatologist's findings reshaped the scientific understanding of primates and human evolution.
Who is Jane Goodall?
This statistician worked in the Crimean War (1854) and is considered the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This mathematician wrote the first algorithm intended for a computer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This African-American was a mathematician and the first female supervisor at NASA.
Who is Dorothy Vaughan?
The physicist Vera Rubin provided strong evidence for the presence of this substance that makes up most of the universe.
What is dark matter?
This scientist discovered the structure of DNA though the use of x-ray crystallography.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This biologist worked alongside Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin to develop the vaccine to polio.
Who is Dr. Isabel Morgan?
This actress and inventor developed technology that became the basis of all wireless communication.
Who is Hedy Lamarr?
Hypatia, an ancient Egyptian mathematician, wrote many commentaries that were then lost to the the fire at this library.
What is the Library of Alexandria?
What is a pulsar?
Mayim Bialik is a neuroscientist and actress who plays a neurobiologist on this show.
What is the Big Bang Theory?
This nurse is best known for founding the American Red Cross and helping during the American Civil War.
Who is Clara Barton?
This computer scientist was a United States Navy rear admiral who developed the basis of computer programming languages.
Who is Grace Hopper?
This mathematician wrote the first book on calculus and developed the famously mistranslated "Witch of Agnesi" equation.
Who is Maria Agnesi?
Lise Meitner discovered and explained the the process of splitting an atomic nucleus into smaller nuclei, also called by this name.
What is nuclear fission?
Mary Anning was a self-taught paleontologist who discovered the first complete skeleton of this prehistoric vertebrate.
What is a Plesiosaurus?
Helen Brooke Taussig was a cardiologist who created this surgery procedure to help treat children with heart conditions.
What is open-heart surgery?
Margaret Hamilton was a computer scientist who developed the software for this NASA space mission.
What is the Apollo 11 mission?
This mathematician made significant breakthroughs in understanding the geometry and dynamics of Riemann surfaces, winning the Fields Medal.
Who is Maryan Mirzakhani?
Chien-Shiung Wu is often referred to as the Queen of Nuclear Physics for her contributions on this WWII project.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Martha Chase worked with Alfred Hershey to discover that DNA is the genetic material of living organisms and then wasn't recognized when this major award was given to Hershey.
What is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
Mary Edwards Walker was a surgeon and the only woman to ever receive this honor for her service during the American Civil War.
What is the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Radia Perlman is a computer scientist who is referred to as the "Mother of the Internet" because of her contributions to these protocols.
What are networking protocols?