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@admirablewomen.bsky.social23 Oct 00:08 UTC

Mathematician & geodeist Dr. Irene Fischer helped guide NASA to the moon. Joining the US Army Map Service in 1952, she unified centuries of broken data to calculate the Earth’s precise size/shape. Her calculations allowed NASA to safely program Apollo moon landing trajectories. 🧵 #WomenInSTEM

A historical, black-and-white portrait from 1966 of mathematician and geodesist Dr. Irene Kaminka Fischer (1907–2009), who unified world geodetic datums to guide NASA's Apollo moon missions. Captured in a head-and-shoulders, passport-style composition against a plain, light background, she poses facing forward with a calm, dignified, and intelligent expression. Her dark hair is styled in a voluminous, coiffed mid-century bob with a lighter, prominently swept-back section framing her forehead. She wears a dark jacket or dress featuring a wide, rounded Peter Pan collar, a thin necklace chain, and round stud earrings. Pinning her collar is an elegant, leaf-shaped brooch. In the upper right corner, the number "4" is printed as a small inset digit. The portrait conveys a formal, professional mood, serving as an important historical record of one of the 20th century's most accomplished female STEM pioneers during the peak of the Space Race.

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@uk.theconversation.com23 Oct 07:46 UTC
Despite social, economic and institutional barriers limiting women’s formal participation in science, they made numerous key breakthroughs.
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Women who changed science missing from GCSE and A-level courses – new study - Despite social, economic and institutional barriers limiting women’s formal partic
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@gutenberg.org23 Oct 08:32 UTC
In 1687, Isaac Newton published the book that explained gravity, with Edmond Halley paying for its printing. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/p... Philosophiae Naturalis by Newton at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28233 www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76404 #books #science #physics #mathematics
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Title page of Principia, first edition (1687). The title page of Isaac Newton’s “Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica,” printed in London in 1687 by Joseph Streater for the Royal Society. It c
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@cduigan.bsky.social23 Oct 08:20 UTC
Only one female scientist named in GCSEs! Did nobody stand back and think #equality and #diversity? The struggle continues... #womeninscience #education #science www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds - A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.
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