Women in STEM
This Polish scientist, most known for her work in radioactivity, discovered the elements radium and polonium, and is the only person who has received two Nobel Peace Prizes.
Marie Curie
This movie featured Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, the brains behind NASA's mission to send John Glen into orbit during the Space Race.
Hidden Figures
This classic board game allows players to buy properties, build hotels, and collect $200 when they pass Go -- just don't get sent to jail!
Monopoly, invented by Elizabeth Marie Philips
Point-slope form
(y-y1) = m(x-x1)
It’s the only continent with no active volcanoes.
Australia
Despite her discoveries being stolen by two men, this chemist took Photo 51, which was crucial to the discovery of DNA's structure.
Rosalind Franklin
This movie chronicles the rise of the titular superhero group, and features Honey Lemon, a chemist who creates chemical formulas on the fly to make "chem-balls" from her purse, and GoGo Tomago, a mechanical engineer who built her own electromagnetic suit with detachable wheels that double as weapons.
Big Hero 6
Worried about possible crime in your area? Just install ____ to keep an eye on your home.
Closed Circuit Television Security (CCTV), invented by Marie Van Britten Brown
The quadratic formula
(-b^2 +- sqrt(-(b^2)-4(a)(c))/2a
This Netflix series features a young chess prodigy named Beth Harmon.
The Queen's Gambit
Author of Silent Spring, this environmentalist warned people about the dangers of pesticides and inspired a nationwide ban on DDT.
Rachel Carson
Contagion
Do you want a cold, sweet dessert without having to go anywhere? Just get one of these
Ice Cream Maker, invented by Nancy Johnson
Ideal Gas Law
PV = NRT
This African river is the longest in the world.
The Nile
Considered the world's first computer programmer, this mathematician created an algorithm to calculate Bernoulli numbers for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine .
Ada Lovelace
Winning the Oscar for Best Visual Effects, this movie features Dr. Amelia Brand, a NASA scientist and astronaut who is on a mission to find a new home for humanity.
Interstellar
A staple in modern medical centers everywhere, this device is crucial in combatting viruses. Hope you're not scared of needles!
Medical Syringe, invented by Letitia Geer
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
the integral from a to b of f'(x) = f(b) - f(a)
This planet spins so fast that its day is only 10 hours long.
Jupiter
Known as "The First Lady of Naval Cryptology" and "Madame X", this cryptanalyst broke many Japanese ciphers and was crucial to the war effort during WW1.
Agnes Meyer Driscoll
This movie features Dr. Ellie Arroway, an astronomer who finds evidence of extraterrestrial life and makes contact with it.
Contact
A precursor to WiFi and the Internet, this the process of transferring data between devices without using physical connections such as cables or wires.
Wireless Transmission Technology, invented by Hollywood actress Hedy Lamar
Euler's Identity
e^(pi*1) + 1 = 0
In 1964, this pair of radio astronomers accidentally discovered a faint background “noise” caused by the early universe—earning them a Nobel Prize.
Penzias and Wilson