Major Scientific Contributions

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1 Period C. V. Raman Chien-Shiung Wu Research in nuclear physics. Demonstrated non-conservation of parity under weak interactions J. Ernest Wilkins, Jr. Katherine Johnson Mae Jemison Maria Mayer Michio Kaku Ronald McNair Sally Ride Shirley Ann Jackson Sylvester J. Gates, Jr. Nuclear physicist and contributor to the Manhattan Project Calculated the trajectories and launch windows for the first American manned flight around the Earth, the Apollo flight to the Moon, and the Space Shuttle Astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour Developed the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus Futurist. Research in String Field Theory Research in laser physics. Astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger First American woman in space. Led investigation in the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters Contributed to the knowledge of charged density waves and the nature of semiconductors. Served as Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission under President Bill Clinton Research in supersymmetry

2 Vera Cooper Rubin Warren Elliot Henry Yoichiro Nambu Pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates which led to extensive research in dark matter Advanced the fields of magnetism and superconductivity Discovered the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature 2

3 Period 2 Benjamin Banneker C.V. Raman J. Ernest Wilkins Katherine Johnson Laura Bassi Lise Meitner Mae Jemison Margaret Eliza Maltby Mileva Marić Percy Lavon Julian Ronald McNair Rosalind Franklin Rosalyn Yalow Sally Ride Watchmaker and astronomer who authored a successful series of almanacs Nuclear physicist and contributor to the Manhattan Project Calculated the trajectories and launch windows for the first American manned flight around the Earth, the Apollo flight to the Moon, and the Space Shuttle Conducted experimental research in electricity. One of the key figures in introducing Newtonian physics to Italy Discovered nuclear fission Astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour Conducted notable measurements of high electrolytic resistances and conductivity of very dilute solutions Serbian physicist and the only woman among Albert Einstein s fellow students Pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medical drugs from plants Research in laser physics. Astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger Discovered the DNA double helix Medical physicist who won the Nobel Prize for development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique First American woman in space. Led investigation in the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters

4 Shirley Ann Jackson Sylvester J. Gates Vera Cooper Rubin Willie Hobbs Moore Zia Mian Contributed to the knowledge of charged density waves and the nature of semiconductors. Served as Chairman of Nuclear Regulatory Commission under President Bill Clinton Research in supersymmetry Pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates which led to extensive research in dark matter Studied vibrations in macromolecules and conducted spectroscopic work on proteins Nuclear physicist and peace activist who campaigns for nuclear non-proliferation 2

5 Period 6 C.V. Raman Caroline Herschel Chen Ning Yang Chien-Shiung Wu Émilie du Châtelet Jabir Ibn Hayyan Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lise Meitner Michio Kaku Miguel Alcubierre Nergis Mavalvala Rosalind Franklin Catalogued of stars, comets, and nebulae Proved theoretically the violation of parity under weak interactions Research in nuclear physics. Demonstrated non-conservation of parity under weak interactions Theorized conservation of total energy as separate from momentum. Translated Newton s work to French Chemist and alchemist, astronomer and astrologer, engineer, geographer, philosopher, physicist, and physician. Sometimes referred to as the father of early chemistry Discovered pulsars Discovered nuclear fission Futurist. Research in String Field Theory Proposed a speculative warp drive by which a spacecraft could achieve faster-than-light travel Astrophysicist known for role in first observation of gravitational waves Discovered the DNA double helix

Shirley Ann Jackson. Berkeley SPS. Nuclear Physicist

Shirley Ann Jackson. Berkeley SPS. Nuclear Physicist March is The Society of Physics Students has created posters honoring female physicists, both modern and historical. The women we ve featured are only a small sample of the brilliant female physicists,