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Originally Posted by sjastro
Personally I think Emmy Noether is head and shoulders above everyone else.
Yet sadly largely unknown.
The mathematics behind particle physics which includes the theory behind the Higgs boson stems from her work.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/sc...pagewanted=all
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Steven |
She was mentioned by Carl Sagan in his Cosmos series (and book), and her life as an astronomer and mathematician make facinating reading. Ahead of her time and murdered because of it. Known as Hypatia of Alexandria, hers is an amazing story.
See:
http://www.womanastronomer.com/hypatia.htm
Buck