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How have individual female scientists contributed to the advancement of science through time? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8th) and to mark International Year of Chemistry 2011, The Open University asked some of the female scientists currently working in its…

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    • Mar 7, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    Marie Curie

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 7:36


    Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.

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    Transcript -- Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.

    Mary Anning

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 5:38


    Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.

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    Transcript -- Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.

    Rosalind Franklin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 6:46


    Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin.

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    Transcript -- Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin.

    Gertrude Elles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 4:58


    Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at The Open University, Dr Sandy Smith nominates geologist, Gertrude Elles.

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    Transcript -- Senior Lecturer in Earth Sciences at The Open University, Dr Sandy Smith nominates geologist, Gertrude Elles.

    Dorothy Hodgkin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 6:14


    Post-Doctoral Researcher, Clare Warren, nominates Dorothy Hodgkin - the first British woman to win a Nobel Prize.

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    Transcript -- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Clare Warren, nominates Dorothy Hodgkin - the first British woman to win a Nobel Prize.

    Barbara McClintock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 5:52


    American geneticist Barbara McClintock won a Nobel for her pioneering work on genetic transposition. Chosen by Dr Hilary MacQueen, Head of the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University.

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    Transcript -- American geneticist Barbara McClintock won a Nobel for her pioneering work on genetic transposition. Chosen by Dr Hilary MacQueen, Head of the Department of Life Sciences at The Open University.

    Women in Science Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2011 7:58


    All the speakers work at The Open University’s Faculty of Science. Here, they talk about their own experiences of being a woman in science today.

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    Transcript -- All the speakers work at The Open University’s Faculty of Science. Here, they talk about their own experiences of being a woman in science today.

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