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Since it is #WomenInScienceDay, we thought we would showcase some of the amazing Jewish female scientists in Britain!! A THREAD
#WomenInScienceDay Hertha Ayrton 1854-1923 Suffragette and Scientist!
She was an important figure in mathematics and engineering. Following work on ripples in sand and water, she developed an anti-gas fan to use in the trenches during the First World War!
She was an important figure in mathematics and engineering. Following work on ripples in sand and water, she developed an anti-gas fan to use in the trenches during the First World War!
#WomenInScienceDay Edith Bülbring 1903-1990
Bülbring conducted pioneering research into the physiology and pharmacology of smooth muscle and from 1953 headed a research group in Oxford that published over 200 papers in 17 years!
Bülbring conducted pioneering research into the physiology and pharmacology of smooth muscle and from 1953 headed a research group in Oxford that published over 200 papers in 17 years!
#WomenInScienceDay Rosalind Franklin 1920-1958
Her crucial discovery of the distinction between 'A' and 'B' DNA, led directly to Watson and Crick’s first DNA model. Franklin’s vital contribution went uncredited for decades but was given some recognition in 2000s.
Her crucial discovery of the distinction between 'A' and 'B' DNA, led directly to Watson and Crick’s first DNA model. Franklin’s vital contribution went uncredited for decades but was given some recognition in 2000s.
#WomenInScienceDay Anna Freud 1895-1982
After the Second World War, Freud founded the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic, serving as its director until 1982. Freud’s most important and influential work on child psychology, Normality and Pathology in Childhood, was published in 1968.
After the Second World War, Freud founded the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic, serving as its director until 1982. Freud’s most important and influential work on child psychology, Normality and Pathology in Childhood, was published in 1968.
#WomenInScienceDay Olga Kennard
Kennard’s greatest scientific contributions are in the field of crystallography, where she has pioneered technological advances in x-ray diffraction. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1987, and awarded an OBE in 1988.
Kennard’s greatest scientific contributions are in the field of crystallography, where she has pioneered technological advances in x-ray diffraction. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1987, and awarded an OBE in 1988.
#WomenInScienceDay Ruth Lawrence
In 1981, at the age of ten, Lawrence became the youngest person ever admitted to Oxford University, and was hailed by the media as a child prodigy. Lawrence completed her undergraduate degree in only two years, and received her DPhil at 17!
In 1981, at the age of ten, Lawrence became the youngest person ever admitted to Oxford University, and was hailed by the media as a child prodigy. Lawrence completed her undergraduate degree in only two years, and received her DPhil at 17!
#WomenInScienceDay Miriam Rothschild 1908-2005
She catalogued the Rothschild flea collection, now housed in the British Museum, making her a world expert. Rothschild was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985 and was awarded eight honorary degrees.
She catalogued the Rothschild flea collection, now housed in the British Museum, making her a world expert. Rothschild was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1985 and was awarded eight honorary degrees.
These are just a handful of Jewish female scientists that have made an impact in Britain and the wider world! We celebrate #WomenInScienceDay honoring them and hoping to see many more women enter into the sciences!
Find out more about these women here: https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/themes/science
Find out more about these women here: https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/themes/science
