Famous Figures
This physicist and chemist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two scientific fields.
Who is Marie Curie?
This movie tells the story of three African-American women mathematicians who worked at NASA during the Space Race.
What is Hidden Figures?
The Lightbulb
No, Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb in 1879.
This percentage of current STEM students are female.
What is 45%?
This year, the first woman won a Nobel Prize.
When was 1903?
This woman wrote the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine, often overlooked in early computing history.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
Cady Heron reads the famous line "The limit does not exist" in this early 2000's movie.
What is Mean Girls?
The Fire Escape
Yes, the fire escape was invented by Anna Connelly in 1887.
This percentage of scientific researchers worldwide are women.
What is 30%?
This year, the first woman walked in space.
When was 1984?
This woman was a mathematician who calculated trajectories for NASA's space missions, including the Apollo missions, and her work was crucial to the success of these programs.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Princess of Wakanda and sister of T'Challa, this woman designs all of Wakanda's weapons, armor, and techological advancements throughout the 2018 movie, Black Panther.
Who is Shuri?
The Life Raft
Yes, the life raft was invented by Maria E. Beasley in 1880.
This percentage of management roles in the STEM fields are women
What is 15%?
This year, the first woman received a Ph.D. in computer science.
When was 1965?
This woman is an engineer and physician, she became the first African American woman to travel to space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This female astrophysicist that appears in the Thor franchise.
Who is Jane Foster?
The Camera
No, the camera was invented in 1816 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.
This is the percentage of women in STEM who are also POC.
What is 34%
This year, the first woman was awarded the Fields Medal in mathematics.
When was 2014?
This woman was a chemist, her work on X-ray diffraction was crucial to understanding the structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This Big Bang Theory actress also has a PhD in neuroscience in real life.
Who is Mayim Bialik?
Kevlar (used for protective equiptment such as bulletproof vests)
Yes, kevlar was invented by Stephanie L. Kwolek in 1966.
This percentage of Nobel Peace Prize awardees have been female.
What is 6%?
This year, the first woman was elected president of the American Chemical Society.
When was 1987?