Exploring the significant but overlooked achievements of women scientists in physics and astronomy, this chapter celebrates their impactful discoveries and challenges within a historically male-dominated sphere, promoting the need for a more inclusive narrative in scientific history.
You might have heard of Einstein and Newton and Galileo, but can you name the woman whose work led to the discovery of the Big Bang, or the woman who toppled one of the most fundamental laws of physics, or the woman who landed a probe on a comet. Women have contributed to every major discovery ever made in physics and astronomy. Shohini Ghose thinks it's time to rewrite our history books to tell the full story.