Tag Archives: Marie Curie

Marie Curie: An icon or ‘in the way’?

Posted on February 16, 2022 by

Who would have been the most iconic woman physicist of all time if the Nobel Prizes didn’t exist? Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Culture, Science | Tagged Eva Hemmungs Wirtén, Eve Curie, iconic scientists, Marie Curie, Nobel Prizes, Rachel Swaby | Comments Off

The Nobel intent

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

You’ve probably tired of this but I can’t. The Nobel Prize folks just sent out a newsletter ahead of Women’s Day, on March 8, describing the achievements of female laureates of each of the six prizes. This is a customary … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged Donna Strickland, Gert Cori, Marie Curie, Nobel Prize for Chemistry, Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology, Nobel Prize for physics, women in STEM, Women's Day | Comments Off