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niyad

(113,205 posts) Mon Jul 20, 2020, 03:36 PM Jul 2020

The Google doodle for today Honours Dr. Dilhan Eryurt, Turkish astrophysicist, on the 51st

Anniversary of the moon landing.

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The Google doodle for today Honours Dr. Dilhan Eryurt, Turkish astrophysicist, on the 51st (Original Post) niyad Jul 2020 OP

Thanks for posting. Always meaningful to learn about important female scientis! bobbieinok Jul 2020 #1

You are most welcome. You are correct, Mme. Cutie was the only one we learned niyad Jul 2020 #2

And when she was mentioned it was often thusly PIERRE and Marie CURIE bobbieinok Jul 2020 #3

Exactly. niyad Jul 2020 #4

bobbieinok

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1. Thanks for posting. Always meaningful to learn about important female scientis!

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2020, 03:47 PM

Jul 2020

When I was kid in 40s and 50s, only woman scientist ever mentioned was Mme Curie

Eta---And there was always the not-always-so-hidden implication she got the Nobel Prize because of her husband. Because 'everyone KNOWS women aren't THAT good in science'