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Part I: The Pioneers (Pictured Above: Emmy Noether)The field of mathematics is not known for being especially friendly or appealing to women throughout history, but with the explosion of sophisticated technology in the twentieth century and beyond, many female mathematicians are making essential contributions to all kinds of human endeavors, from bioinformatics to spaceflight. The rise of universities in Ancient Greece laid the groundwork for modern university education and eventually for the breakthroughs of today, with teachers presenting subjects like philosophy and rhetoric alongside mathematics and astronomy. |
Part II: From Code Breaking To Rocket Science (Pictures Above: Annie Easley)The late nineteenth century saw the rise of female 'computers', beginning with American physicist and astronomer Edward Charles Pickering’s 'harem', now popularly known as the Harvard Computers. In 1881, Pickering was director of the Harvard College Observatory when he became frustrated by his male assistants and decided to give their work to his maid, Williamina Fleming. She turned out to be much more efficient with every task, and five years later, he started building a small staff of skilled women to pore over astronomical data and classify stars. |
Part III: Modern Math Mavens (Pictured Above: Eugenia Cheng)Now is an especially exciting time to be a female mathematician. Women have made major contributions to both pure and applied mathematics and are finally seeing their work taken seriously by the global scientific community. In 2014, a female mathematician took home the Fields Medal—math’s highest honor—for the first time (see page 178). In our current social-media-dominated world, YouTube has proven to be a fertile platform for young women with a passion for mathematics, including self-described 'recreational mathemusician' Vi Hart (b. 1988), who gained plenty of notoriety (and more than one million subscribers) through her lighthearted videos of math doodles and hexaflexagons. |
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