Great Women of Mathematics
10 items
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- (1718-1799)
Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian and humanitarian
- Attribution:
- Wikimedia Commons
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- (1776-1831)
French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher
- Attribution:
- Wikimedia Commons
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- (1900-1998)
British mathematician
- Attribution:
- Girton College
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- (1820-1910)
English social reformer, nurse, and statistician
- Attribution:
- Wikimedia Commons
- Date:
- c. 1860
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- (1882-1935)
German mathematician known for her landmark contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics
- Attribution:
- Wikimedia Commons
- Date:
- c. 1910
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- Greek mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher in 4th & 5th Century Egypt
- Attribution:
- fictional portrait by Jules Maurice Gaspard
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- (1890-1980)
First African-American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics
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- Haynes-Lofton Family Papers
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- (1850-1891)
Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations, and mechanics
- Attribution:
- Wikimedia Commons
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- American physicist and mathematician who played a major role in the US space program
- Attribution:
- NASA
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- (1815-1852) English mathematician and writer; collaborative influence in the development of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine
- Attribution:
- Ada Lovelace portrait by Alfred Edward Chalon