
Computer scientist Jean E. Sammet (b. #OTD in 1928): +Developed the FORMAC programming language, 1962 +Co-developer, COBOL programming language +1st female president, Assoc for Computing Machinery, 1974, world's largest educational & scientific computing society #WomenInSTEM #computerscience #WHM
Happy birthday to one of greatest mathematicians of all time Emmy Noether (1882-1935), here with her eponymous theorem, the backbone of modern physics. Noether’s theorem links any symmetry of a system with a conservation law. In my portrait, I chose to depict a young Emmy in front of a blackboard with a more simple formulation of her theorem and three specific applications of it, shown schematically, using pictures and 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #physics #mathematics #WomenInSTEM #mastoArt
March 22 is #WorldWaterDay and an apt birthday for Japanese #geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi (1920-2007) who created tools that allowed her to make 1st measurements of CO2 in seawater, raised the alarm about nuclear fallout, tracing it in oceans & researched peaceful uses of nuclear power. A supporter of women in science, she established the Society of Japanese Women Scientists & the Saruhashi Prize for 🧵
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#printmaking #sciart #womenInSTEM #climateChange #linocut #mastoArt
From photo-lithography and semiconductors to genomics, we chat with Ee Ting Choo, Co-Founder and COO of ConnectingDNA, about how being a generalist led to a career that crosses industries.
It was also fascinating to hear about how Ee Ting's skills in systems thinking and technology transfer not only shaped her career, but also supported her in resolving her own lifelong health issues and inspired a pursuit of a personalised and whole-being approach to wellness.
If you're interested in the intersection of engineering, genetics, and entrepreneurship, this one is for you.
Watch, listen, or read the full episode at: https://steampoweredshow.com/shows/ee-ting-choo
#WomenInSTEM #WomenInSTEAM #SystemsThinking #SystemsThinking #PersonalisedHealth #Podcast