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1. Marie Curie was born in Poland. Together with her husband Pierre Currie she discovered the chemical elements radium and polonium which are both radioactive. She won two Nobel Prizes.Nuclear PhysicistMarie Curie1867-1934

2. Sau Lan was born in Hong Kong and, as a young scientist, she challenged herself to be involved in at least 3 major scientific discoveries. Among others, she contributed to the detection of the Higgs boson, the particle that gives matter mass.Nuclear PhysicistSau Lan Wu1940-

3. Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former astronaut. She was the first black woman in space. She also wrote several books for children and appeared on television several times, including in an episode of Star Trek.Aerospace EngineerMae Carol Jemison 1956-

4. Musk is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and engineer. He is extremely successful and has built up many companies including SpaceX, Tesla, and PayPal. Elon is a father of twins and triplets.Aerospace EngineerElon Musk1971-

5. Stephanie Kwolek was an American chemist known for inventing Kevlar - the material used to produce bullet-proof vests. ChemistStephanie Kwolek1923-2014

6. Ahmed Hassan Zewail was an Egyptian-American scientist.He pioneered a technique to observe very short term and quick reactions - called femtochemistry. He received the Nobel prize for his work.ChemistAhmed Hassan Zewail1946-2016

7. Maryam was a mathematician and the only woman to date to be honoured with the Fields Medal. She described herself as a "slow" mathematician. To solve problems, she drew doodles on sheets of paper and write mathematical formulas around the drawings.MathematicianMaryam Mirzakhani1977-2017

8. American mathematician whose calculations, among others, were critical for the success of the first crewed U.S space flight Apollo-11.MathematicianKatherine Johnson1918–

9. Dorothy Hodgkin was a British chemist who developed protein crystallography, a technique that allows to see proteins in 3 dimensions. She won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.CrystallographerDorothy Hodgkins1910-1994

10. Rosalind Franklin was a British chemist who made X-ray images important to discover the structure of DNA, the information that builds cells and consequently our body.CrystallographerRosalind Franklin1946–2016

11. Edith Clarke was the first woman in the United Sates to be employed as electrical engineer and the first female professor of electrical engineering in the country. She invented the Clarke calculator, a simple graphical device that solved equationsElectrical EngineerEdith Clarke 1883-1959

12. Nikola Tesla is most well known for his contributions to the design of the modern, so-called alternating current (AC), electric supply system. He made multiple inventions and tried to develop wireless electric power distribution.Electrical EngineerNikola Tesla1856-1943

13. Grace Hopper was a renowned computer programmer.She popularized the idea to communicate with machines in English code instead of binary code, and revolutionized programming. Computer ScientistGrace Hopper1906-1992

14. Alan Turing is often called the father of theoretical computer science. His model, the Turing machine is still used today to teach computer science.Computer ScientistAlan Turing1912-1954

15. James Watson together with Francis Crick wrote the academic publication proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Watson, Crick and Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their ground-breaking contribution.Molecular BiologistJames Watson1928–

16. Australian born Elisabeth Blackburn studied chromosomes and discovered how the so-called telomeres protect the information our genes when cells divide.Molecuar BiologistElisabeth Blackburn1948-

17. May-Britt Moser is a Norwegian neuroscientist. She discovered a new type of nerve cell, called a grid cell that allows animals to know their position in space. She received the Nobel price for her work.NeuroscientistMay-Britt Moser1963-

18. David Eagleman is an American neuroscientist, a best-selling author and a science communicator. He is known, among others, for his work on time perception.NeuroscientistDavid Eagleman 1971-

19. Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish pharmacologist. His best-known discovery is the world's first antibiotic - penicillin.PharmacologistAlexander Fleming1881-1955

20. Gertrude Elion was awarded with a Nobel Price together with Hitchings and Sir James Black for designing drugs. She develop the first immunosuppressive drug which means that it helps to switch off the immune system.PharmacologistGertrude Elion1918-1999

21. Thomas Morgan won the Nobel Prize for discovering how structures in our cell called chromosomes are important in heredity.GeneticistThomas Hunt Morgan1866-1945

22. McClintock studied the genetics of maize and showed that genes are responsible for turning physical characteristics on and off. She obtained the Nobel Prize.GeneticistBarbara McClintock1902-1992

23. Nightingale conducted pioneering work as a statistician. By collecting and analysing data, she found out that poor sanitary practices were the main culprit of high mortality in hospitals. With her work, she saved many lives. StatisticianFlorence Nightingale1820-1910

24. Silver was named one of The World's 100 Most Influential People in 2009. He developed an election forecasting system by which he successfully predicted the election outcomes in 49 of the 50 states in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election.StatisticianNate Silver1978-

25. Kaku has made tremendous contributions to the popularization of science. He has written numerous books about physics and related topics, has made frequent appearances on radio, television, and film, and writes online blogs and articles. Theoretical physicistMichio Kaku1947-

26. Hawking was one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century and has among others, made ground-breaking contributions to our understanding about black holes.Theoretical physicistStephen Hawking1942-2018

27. Brahe was a Danish astronomer whose astronomical instruments made it possible to measuring and fixing the positions of stars – his developments paved the way for future discoveries.AstronomerTycho Brahe1546–1601

28. Porco is a leading expert in the exploration of outer space. She headed the imaging science team on the Cassini mission in orbit around Saturn from 2004 to 2017.AstronomerCarolyn Porco1953 -