Famous Scientists
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Cholera, John Snow and the Grand Experiment
A British physician first determined that cholera spread through contaminated water in the 1850s, but the disease remains a major health risk today
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50 Years of Chimpanzee Discoveries at Gombe
Fifty years ago today, Jane Goodall arrived at Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve (now Gombe National Park) in Tanzania
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Painting With Penicillin: Alexander Fleming's Germ Art
The scientist created works of art using microbes, but did his artwork help lead him to his greatest discovery?
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Who Was Ada Lovelace?
As we celebrate our favorite women in tech today, take a look back at the woman who wrote the first computer program
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A Level Playing Field for Science
I suppose, in a way, I should thank the woman who tried to compliment me when I was in high school by saying that I was too pretty for science
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