Timeline

1647
Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian
April 2, 1647

Born: 2 April 1647
Died: 13 January 1717 (aged 69)
Nationality: German
Occupation: Naturalist, biological illustrator

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1815
Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace
December 1, 1815

Born: December 10, 1815
Died: November 27, 1852 (aged 36)
Nationality: English
Occupation: Μathematician and writer

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1820
Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale
May 12, 1820

Born: May 12, 1820
Died: August 13, 1910 (aged 90)
Nationality: English
Occupation: Social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing

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1821
Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell
February 3, 1821

Born: 3 February 1821
Died: 31 May 1910 (aged 89)
Nationality: British
Occupation: Physician

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1854
Hertha Ayrton

Hertha Ayrton
April 28, 1854

Born: 28 April 1854
Died: 26 August 1923 (aged 69)
Nationality: British
Occupation: Engineer, mathematician, physicist, inventor

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1861
Nettie Stevens

Nettie Stevens
July 7, 1861

Born: July 7, 1861
Died: May 4, 1912 (aged 50)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Geneticist

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1862
Florence Bascom

Florence Bascom
July 14, 1862

Born: July 14, 1862
Died: June 18, 1945 (aged 82)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Geologist teacher

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1867
Marie Curie

Marie Curie
November 7, 1867

Born: November 7, 1867
Died: July 4, 1934 (aged 66)
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Physicist and chemist

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1878
Lilian Gilbreth

Lilian Gilbreth
May 24, 1878

Born: May 24, 1878
Died: January 2, 1972 (aged 93)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Psychologist, industrial engineer

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1878
Lise Meitner

Lise Meitner
November 7, 1878

Born: November 7, 1878
Died: October 27, 1968 (aged 89)
Nationality: Austrian-Swedish
Occupation: Physicist

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1882
Emmy Noether

Emmy Noether
March 23, 1882

Born: 23 March 1882
Died: 14 April 1935 (aged 53)
Nationality: German
Occupation: Mathematician

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1883
Edith Clarke

Edith Clarke
February 10, 1883

Born: February 10, 1883
Died: October 29, 1959 (aged 76)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Electrical engineer

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1896
Gerty Cori

Gerty Cori
August 15, 1896

Born: August 15, 1896
Died: October 26, 1957 (aged 61)
Nationality: Austro-Hungarian-American
Occupation: Biochemist

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1897
Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart
July 24, 1897

Born: July 24, 1897
Died: July 2, 1937 (aged 39) (Disappeared)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Αviation pioneer

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1897
Joan Beauchamp Procter

Joan Beauchamp Procter
August 5, 1897

Born: August 5, 1897
Died: September 20, 1931 (aged 34)
Nationality: British
Occupation: Zoologist

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1900
Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin

Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin
May 10, 1900

Born: May 10, 1900
Died: December 7, 1979 (aged 79)
Nationality: British-born American
Occupation: Astronomer

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1902
Barbara Mcclintock

Barbara Mcclintock
June 16, 1902

Born: June 16, 1902
Died: September 2, 1992 (aged 90)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Cytogeneticist

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1906
Maria Goeppert Mayer

Maria Goeppert Mayer
June 28, 1906

Born: June 28, 1906
Died: February 20, 1972 (aged 65)
Nationality: German-born American
Occupation: Τheoretical physicist

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1906
Grace Hopper

Grace Hopper
December 9, 1906

Born: December 9, 1906
Died: January 1, 1992 (aged 85)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Computer scientist

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1907
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson
May 14, 1907

Born: May 27, 1907
Died: April 14, 1964 (aged 56)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Marine biologist

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1909
Rita Levi Montalcini

Rita Levi Montalcini
April 22, 1909

Born: 22 April 1909
Died: 30 December 2012 (aged 103)
Nationality: Italian
Occupation: Neurobiology

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1910
Dorothy Hodgkin

Dorothy Hodgkin
May 12, 1910

Born: 12 May 1910
Died: 29 July 1994 (aged 84)
Nationality: British
Occupation: Chemist

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1918
Gertrude B. Elion

Gertrude B. Elion
January 23, 1918

Born: January 23, 1918
Died: February 21, 1999 (aged 81)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Biochemist

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1918
Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson
August 26, 1918

Born: August 26, 1918
Died: February 24, 2020 (aged 101)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Mathematician

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1919
Jane Cooke Wright

Jane Cooke Wright
October 20, 1919

Born: November 20, 1919
Died: February 19, 2013 (aged 93)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Cancer researcher and surgeon

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1920
Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin
July 25, 1920

Born: July 25, 1920
Died: April 16, 1958 (aged 37)
Nationality: English
Occupation: Chemist and X-ray crystallographer

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1933
Annie Easley

Annie Easley
April 23, 1933

Born: April 23, 1933
Died: June 25, 2011 (aged 78)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist

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1934
Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall
April 3, 1934

Born: April 3, 1934 (age 86)
Nationality: English
Occupation: Primatologist and anthropologist

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1937
Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova
March 6, 1937

Born: March 6, 1937 (age 83)
Nationality: Russian
Occupation: Engineer, and former cosmonaut

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1942
Christiane Nusslein Volhard

Christiane Nusslein Volhard
October 20, 1942

Born: 20 October 1942 (age 78)
Nationality: German
Occupation: Developmental biologist

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1943
Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Jocelyn Bell Burnell
July 15, 1943

Born: 15 July 1943 (age 77)
Nationality: British
Occupation: Astrophysicist

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1956
Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison
October 17, 1956

Born: October 17, 1956 (age 64)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut

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1963
May Britt Moser

May Britt Moser
January 4, 1963

Born: 4 January 1963 (age 58)
Nationality: Norwegian
Occupation: Psychologist and neuroscientist

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1967
Özlem Türeci

Özlem Türeci
March 6, 1967

Born: 6 March 1967 (age 53)
Nationality: German
Occupation: Physician, scientist and entrepreneur

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1977
Maryam Mirzakhani

Maryam Mirzakhani
May 12, 1977

Born: 12 May 1977
Died: 14 July 2017 (aged 40)
Nationality: Iranian
Occupation: Mathematician and a professor of mathematics

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