Lessons in Chemistry, 19th-Century Style
She wrote the bestseller that made young people fall in love with science
By Regan Penaluna
https://nautil.us/lessons-in-chemistry-19th-century-style-1281763
Books by Jane Marcet (including Conversations on Chemistry), at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/32323

Julie Cruse has over two decades experience working at the intersection of higher education and innovation across public, private, and elite universities. She has led initiatives to create alternative pathways for student success and systemic reform. Her work reflects a deep commitment to equity and survivor advocacy.
✨#37 of #85 Things About DIAS
In 1941, Dr Sheila Tinney (neé Power) became the first women Fellow of DIAS - and was one of the first three Fellows to be selected by the inaugural Director of the School of Theoretical Physics.
Dr Tinney later also become an Assistant Lecturer at UCD and was among the first four women elected to the Royal Irish Academy.
Because of a Mathematician From Rural Virginia’s Work on Global Positioning, You Have No Excuse for Getting Lost
Gladys West had an “insatiable thirst for knowledge.” She used computers, radars and satellites to make calculations that led to the GPS technology that allows us to pinpoint any spot on the globe
West's report is available online:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Data-Processing-System-Specifications-for-the-Radar-West/f821dbcabf9d20c2d53ab21a5507a08632ae2f4d