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Noramay Cadena

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/09

As Mother’s Day approaches, we celebrate an engineer who earned her degree at MIT while raising her daughter as a single mom, Noramay Cadena. Image Courtesy of Noramay Cadena on LinkedIn. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Jacqueline Barton

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/08

Starting in 1985 when she was the first woman to receive the Alan T. Waterman Award, Dr. Jacqueline Barton has been continually honored for her groundbreaking work. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Charlotte Angas Scott

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/07

Dr. Charlotte Angas Scott spent her lifetime challenging the status quo in regards to women in mathematics and was able to help pave the way for many female mathematicians. Image: Bryn Mawr College. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Mary Dixon Kies

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/06

On May 5, 1809 Mary Dixon Kies was granted the first American patent given to a woman. Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Peg Hunter

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/05

Today, we’re celebrating a woman whose work at ILM helped bring Return of the Jedi to life. Happy Star Wars Day and may the force be with you.Image Via ILM/Lucasfilm. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Marleen Sundgaard

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/04

Marleen Sundgaard knew from the age of five she wanted to be an astronaut and has pursued that dream with great drive and passion. Image: NASA/JPL Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Radia Perlman

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/02

You can call Radia Perlman a pioneer in computer science, a visionary in networking, and an innovator in teaching children programming – but don’t call her the “Mother of the Internet.” Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Evelyn Boyd Granville

Women in STEM ·

2024/05/02

May 1st marks the birthday of mathematician and educator Dr. Evelyn Boyd Granville, a native of Washington D.C., one of the first African American women to earn a doctorate in mathematics, and computer programmer for various space missions. Image Courtesy of the Smith College Yearbook. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Heidi Hammel

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/30

Astronomer Heidi Hammel began to love astronomy in college, and now has done extensive studies of Neptune and Uranus. Image: Bill Ingalls / NASA (CC BY 2.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Hélène Langevin-Joliot

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/30

Hélène Langevin-Joliot had quite a family legacy to live up to as the daughter and granddaughter of Nobel Prize winners, but she wasn’t deterred and has made her own impression on the world of physics. Image: Lionel Allorge (CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Irène Joliot-Curie

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/28

As one of the daughters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Irene Joliot-Curie was raised in the spotlight of the groundbreaking work of her parents, but still managed to make breakthroughs of her own, earning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935. Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Mary Jackson

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/28

Mary Jackson carved her own career path in engineering at NASA before switching roles to help others rise to the top. Image: Bob Nye / NASA Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Anne McLaren

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/27

Through her work in developmental biology, Anne McLaren helped develop the methods that would allow human in vitro fertilization. Image: PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Rosalind Franklin

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/26

It’s DNA day, and we’re celebrating the life and work of Rosalind Franklin, who helped discover the molecular structure of DNA, RNA, and even viruses.Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Emmanuelle Charpentier

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/24

Emmanuelle Charpentier is a Nobel Prize winning microbiologist who helped create CRISPR/Cas9. Image: Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Jennifer Doudna

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/24

An investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1997, Dr. Jennifer Doudna has been responsible for bettering our understanding of the functions of RNA and for helping develop CRISPR/Cas9. Image: Christopher Michel / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED) Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Joan Brennecke

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/23

Today is Earth Day, and we’re celebrating the work of Dr. Joan Brennecke, who is researching ways to use ionic liquids to develop green processes. Image Courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Alice Larkin

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/22

As a climate researcher, Dr. Alice Larkin is connecting her academic research to policies in various areas to help deal with a changing planet. Image: Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0 DEED). Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Lucy Jones

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/19

It’s been over 100 years since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit San Francisco, and “Earthquake Lady” Dr. Lucy Jones wants to make sure that people are preparing for the next “big one” with the best available science and engineering.Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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Janet Yellen

Women in STEM ·

2024/04/15

While she wasn’t initially interested in economics, Janet Yellen has become a renowned expert in the field and also the first woman to become chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.Image: Wikimedia. Sources and additional reading are available at https://introductionsnecessary.com Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ninehourfilms

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