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Women of science: worthy of note

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Post banknotegate, the row about the absence of women on Bank of England notes, about which Anna Jenkin has a different take, highlighting the limits of a focus on individuals in
history
, I came across some interesting blog posts about women in science. In one, Vanessa Heggie chronicles the extraordinary career of Dr Ida H Hyde, inventor of both the
micro-electrode and an octopus restraint system. Of course. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in History of science, Research, Science, Women in science and tagged Ada Yonath, banknote, Dr Ida H Hyde, Royal Society on September 18, 2013 by lowridan.
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