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    How much do you know about Illustrious Women of Science?

    Questions about the contributions and achievements of outstanding women in various scientific fields throughout history.

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    Showing 31-45 of 50 questions. More topics in the category: categorĂ­a: Science

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      Which British biologist and primatologist is world famous for her studies of wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania?
    2. 32
      Which engineer and mathematician, whose contribution was instrumental in the development of the Apollo program flight software, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
    3. 33
      Which Indian theoretical physicist worked on the formulation of 'Bose-Einstein statistics' along with Albert Einstein?
    4. 34
      Which British biophysicist and crystallographer, daughter of Marie Curie, also won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of artificial radioactivity?
    5. 35
      Which American doctor and surgeon was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States?
    6. 36
      Which American marine geologist was the first woman to dive alone to the deepest point in the ocean, the Mariana Trench?
    7. 37
      Which American astrophysicist was instrumental in categorizing Cepheid variable stars, allowing cosmic distances to be measured?
    8. 38
      Which British mathematician is known for her work developing the first programmable electronic computer, the Colossus?
    9. 39
      Which Spanish virologist was a pioneer in the study of HIV and AIDS in Spain, and one of the first to isolate the virus in the country?
    10. 40
      Which 19th-century British botanist and explorer was the first woman to travel the world alone and make important contributions to botany?
    11. 41
      Which marine scientist is the first woman to lead an expedition to the Mariana Trench and one of the first to observe deep-sea bioluminescence?
    12. 42
      Which British biologist and geneticist was the first to demonstrate the double helix structure of RNA?
    13. 43
      Which American climatologist pioneered the use of computer models to predict the impact of rising CO2 on the climate?
    14. 44
      Which Spanish neuroscientist is one of the world leaders in research into Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases?
    15. 45
      Which Ukrainian-American physicist and mathematician made important contributions to the development of computers and quantum mechanics?

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