14 episodes

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 Faculty of Science, to nominate their personal choice of outstanding woman of science. The female scientists nominated include several Nobel Prize Laureates, such as Marie Curie, Dorothy Hodgkin and American geneticist, Barbara McClintock. The academics also talk about their own experiences of being a woman in the sciences today.

Women in Science - Audio The Open University

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- MAR 7, 2011
Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.
- 7 min
- MAR 7, 2011
Transcript -- Marie Curie

Transcript -- Marie Curie

Dr Liz Parvin, Senior Lecturer in Medical Physics at The Open University, nominates double Nobel Laureate Marie Curie, as her outstanding female scientist.
- MAR 7, 2011
Mary Anning

Mary Anning

Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.
- 5 min
- MAR 7, 2011
Transcript -- Mary Anning

Transcript -- Mary Anning

Open University PHD student Lucy Greenwood talks about Mary Anning, who collected some of the most significant fossils ever found.
- MAR 7, 2011
Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin

Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences at The Open University, Monica Grady, celebrates the work of British chemist Rosalind Franklin.
- 6 min
- MAR 7, 2011
Transcript -- Rosalind Franklin

Transcript -- Rosalind Franklin

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