Women of STEM

Question 1: She broke barriers as the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different sciences and helped isolate new elements from pitchblende at the turn of the 20th century. Which pioneering physicist-chemist achieved this unique Nobel distinction?

Question 2: In 1952, a single X-ray image nicknamed “Photo 51” captured the clues needed to decode DNA’s double-helix. What experimental technique did Rosalind Franklin use to produce this image?

Question 3: During the 1962 Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, one astronaut famously asked that mathematician Katherine Johnson verify the computer’s orbital calculations before liftoff. Which astronaut made that request?

Question 4: Drawing on centuries-old medical texts, which Chinese pharmaceutical chemist discovered the antimalarial compound that revolutionized treatment worldwide and earned a share of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

Question 5: Looking to the future of biotechnology, which gene-editing tool developed by Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna earned them the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for enabling precise cuts to DNA?


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