
ALT WOMEN IN STEM How they made an impact in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. ADA LOVELACE First known computer programmer. Created the first computer algorithm MARIE CURIE Discovered the elements polonium and radium. Among the first to study radioactivity. JANAKI AMMAL Expert in plant breeding. Coauthored an atlas with chromosome numbers of about 100,000 plants. ROSALIND FRANKLIN Captured the X-ray diffraction pattern of DNA which led to the discovery of the double helix. Studied and made models of viruses. VERA RUBIN Established the existence of dark matter. Pioneered studies on the rotation of galaxies. CHIEN-SHIUng Wu Confirmed beta decay, which was crucial in particle physics. Among the developers of the process for separating uranium metal FLOSSIE WONG-STAAL Pioneering Molecular Virologist who made great contributions to HIV and AIDS research. Developed treatments that helped patients manage the disease GLAdYS WEST Collected and analyzed satellite data


























