Jean Jennings Bartik
This week we’re honoring the women who created computer programming, and today’s episode features Jean Jennings Bartik.
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Kathleen McNulty Antonelli
On February 15, 1946 the ENIAC was formally dedicated. This week we honor the women who programmed the first electronic computer, starting with Kathleen Antonelli.
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Marie Maynard Daly
February 14 is Valentine’s Day: a day associated with tending the heart. Today, we’ll look at a woman who has studied many factors impacting the human heart: Marie Maynard Daly.
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Gabriela González
Meet the spokesperson for LIGO, the organization that just announced they have detected gravitational waves, Gabriela Gonzalez.
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Linda Cayot
It’s International Darwin Day, and today we learn about Dr. Linda Cayot, who worked on conservation in the Galapagos.
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Beulah Louise Henry
Today is the birthday of Beulah Louise Henry, or “Lady Edison,” a woman who earned 49 patents for a wide variety of inventions.
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Edith Clarke
Today, we’d like you to meet Edith Clarke, the first woman to be hired as an electrical engineer in the U.S.
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Peggy Whitson
Peggy Whitson always wanted to be an astronaut and she achieved her dream, becoming the first woman to command the ISS.
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Katherine Freese
Meet Dr. Katherine Freese, an astrophysicist studying dark matter and dark energy.
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Ainissa Ramirez
There’s plenty of science on display at the Super Bowl, and Ainissa Ramirez is able to tell you all about it.
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