Developed test to determine health of newborns at birth
Anthropologist who wrote 'Patterns of Culture' about shared characteristics between cultures
Surgeon General under President Obama
Researched the effects of genes and radiation on breast cancer
Co-discoverer of telomerase
First female recipient of a medical degree in the US
Studies extremophile bacteria and potential life on Mars
Wrote 'Silent Spring' about the detrimental effects of pesticides on the environment
First woman to win a Nobel Prize; discovered radium and polonium
Studied the social habits of gorillas
Helped discover the structure of DNA
Studied social interactions of chimpanzees
Developed protein crystallography and discovered the structure of vitamin B12
Computer programmer who invented the first compiler of a computer language
First African American woman in space
Developed a system for radio frequency hopping
Paleoanthropologist who discovered early hominid fossils
Started the Green Belt Movement in Kenya that focused on the planting of trees
Wrote 'Coming of Age in Samoa'- a key text in the nature versus nurture debate
Mathematician who developed mathematical theory that supports laws of energy conservation
Famous illustrator, mycologist, and conservationist
First American woman to earn chemistry degree; studied sanitation issues in the home
Worked on Manhattan Project and devised an experiment to test the law of conservation of parity
Anthropologist whose research supports 'Woman the Gatherer' theory
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Quiz Updated Mar 8, 2018
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