Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was born on 12th May 1910. She was a scientist & peace campaigner, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Born in Egypt to British parents, Dorothy developed an interest in chemistry at the young age of 10. At school she and one other girl were allowed to join the boys for […]
Irène Joliot-Curie was a Nobel Prize winning chemist, and daughter of famed scientist Marie Curie. When it comes to great women from history, almost everyone has heard of Marie Curie, the great scientist who won two Nobel Prizes. Less well known is her equally brilliant daughter, Irène. Irène was born on 12th September 1897 in Paris where her famous parents […]
