. Born on July 17, 1954, this lady, who has a doctorate in quantum chemistry, was faculty at the Central Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences in her country. However, she took an interest in a completely different field during a monumental period in her country’s history. Eventually she became the de facto leader of the European Union and was named the most powerful woman in the world. Who is this highly accomplished scientist who was the first woman in her country to hold a certain post?
Angela Merkel, former chancellor of Germany
. Margaret Hamilton developed the software that allowed the computer to recognise error messages, ignore low-priority tasks and continue to guide three men in a historic event. On July 20, 1969, Hamilton made some critical decisions as the world held its breath and was able to guide two of them to their destination with just 30 seconds to spare. At the age of 32 she had led a team to a historic occasion. What iconic mission did she develop the software for?
Apollo 11 mission to the moon
. Abbie Lathrop was an elementary teacher who started breeding rodents for pet owners. She kept very detailed records of her breeding programmes, which proved to be immensely useful in a certain field. Soon top universities and even the U.S. government came to her. She even went on to author 10 articles in cancer research thanks to her work ethic. What did Abbie produce that the scientific community is indebted to her for?
Lab mice for experiments
