Laura Bassi: The First Female Professional Scientist That Few People Know Of
Sunday, September 1, 2013 - 12:40
in Psychology & Sociology
Technology may not seem like more of a woman's world than science, but in some ways it is - Ada Lovelace is revered by computer programmers and is well-known in popular culture, while Laura Bassi, the first women to forge a professional scientific career, is basically unknown outside physics. Laura Bassi was born in Bologna in 1711 and rose to celebrity status across the globe, gaining a reputation as being the best physics teacher of her generation and helping to develop the discipline of experimental physics. She was the "woman who understood Newton", even more of a fascination then because so few men in science understood Newton. read more