Ada Lovelace Day
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International celebration of women in science, tech, engineering & maths. Join us on Tues 8 Oct at the Royal Institution!
Edith Clarke was the first female professor of electrical engineering in the USA. She developed a method to calculate the maximum power that a power transmission line could carry and remain stable. Read more & subscribe: adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Edith Clarke, Electrical engineer
Edith Clarke was an electrical engineer who was the first woman to become a professor of electrical engineering in the USA.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Edith Clarke was the first female professor of electrical engineering in the USA. She developed a method to calculate the maximum power that a power transmission line could carry and remain stable. Read more & subscribe: adalovelaceday.subst...
Inge Lehmann discovered evidence of the Earth's solid inner core & molten outer core. Her work was confirmed by computer models decades later, but she did all her data collection & calculations by hand. More: adalovelaceday.subst...
Inge Lehmann, Seismologist and geophysicist
Inge Lehmann was a seismologist and geophysicist who discovered that the Earth has a solid inner core and a molten outer core.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Inge Lehmann discovered evidence of the Earth's solid inner core & molten outer core. Her work was confirmed by computer models decades later, but she did all her data collection & calculations by hand. More: adalovelaceday.subst...
Dr Elizabeth Rona was a nuclear chemist and expert on isotope separation & polonium preparation. She proved the existence of thorium 231, paving the way for mass spectrography, and co-developed the use of radioactive tracers. adalovelaceday.subst...
Dr Elizabeth Rona, Nuclear chemist
Dr Elizabeth Rona was a nuclear chemist who became an internationally renowned expert on isotope separation and polonium preparation.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Dr Elizabeth Rona was a nuclear chemist and expert on isotope separation & polonium preparation. She proved the existence of thorium 231, paving the way for mass spectrography, and co-developed the use of radioactive tracers. adalovelaceday.subst...
Maria Vasilievna Pavlova, Мария Павлова, was a palaeontologist who discovered several hoofed mammals & proved Hipparion was not the direct ancestor of modern horses, changing our understanding Eurasian horse ancestry. adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Maria Pavlova, Palaeontologist
Maria Vasilievna Pavlova discovered several hoofed mammals from the Tertiary period and changed our understanding of the ancestry of horses in Eurasia.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Maria Vasilievna Pavlova, Мария Павлова, was a palaeontologist who discovered several hoofed mammals & proved Hipparion was not the direct ancestor of modern horses, changing our understanding Eurasian horse ancestry. adalovelaceday.subst...
Rita Levi-Montalcini was a neurobiologist who co-discovered nerve growth factor with Stanley Cohen. They both won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986. She was only the 4th woman to receive it. adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Rita Levi Montalcini, Neurobiologist
Rita Levi-Montalcini was a neurobiologist who discovered nerve growth factor in collaboration with her colleague, Stanley Cohen.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Rita Levi-Montalcini was a neurobiologist who co-discovered nerve growth factor with Stanley Cohen. They both won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986. She was only the 4th woman to receive it. adalovelaceday.subst...
Biologist Danielle N Lee studies the connections between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour. She studies the African giant pouched rat's behavioural syndromes and the potential role of genetics in these behaviours. adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Danielle N Lee, Behavioural Ecologist
Danielle N Lee is a biologist whose research focuses on the connections between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Biologist Danielle N Lee studies the connections between ecology, evolution and animal behaviour. She studies the African giant pouched rat's behavioural syndromes and the potential role of genetics in these behaviours. adalovelaceday.subst...
Irene C Peden is an electrical engineer & was the first woman scientist to live and work in the interior of the Antarctic, developing techniques for studying deep glacial ice using radio waves. adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Irene C Peden, Electrical engineer
Irene C Peden is an electrical engineer who was the first woman scientist to live and work in the interior of the Antarctic, developing techniques for studying deep glacial ice using radio waves.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Irene C Peden is an electrical engineer & was the first woman scientist to live and work in the interior of the Antarctic, developing techniques for studying deep glacial ice using radio waves. adalovelaceday.subst...
Sarah Al Amiri is the Chair of the UAE Space Agency and the UAE Council of Scientists. She played a key role in the Emirates Mars Mission and is currently overseeing a Venus flyby.
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Sarah Al Amiri, Engineer
Sarah Al Amiri is the Chair of the UAE Space Agency and is currently overseeing a Venus flyby.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Sarah Al Amiri is the Chair of the UAE Space Agency and the UAE Council of Scientists. She played a key role in the Emirates Mars Mission and is currently overseeing a Venus flyby.
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Phyllis Kerridge was a pioneering chemist and physiologist whose research laid the foundation for the creation of standardised hearing aids. She is also known for her invention of the miniature pH electrode and her work on artificial respiration.
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Dr Phyllis Margaret Tookey Kerridge, Chemist and Physiologist
Phyllis Kerridge was a pioneering chemist and physiologist whose research laid the foundation for the creation of standardised hearing aids.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Phyllis Kerridge was a pioneering chemist and physiologist whose research laid the foundation for the creation of standardised hearing aids. She is also known for her invention of the miniature pH electrode and her work on artificial respiration.
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Noor Shaker is a computer scientist and biotech entrepreneur who aims to make drug discovery faster and more effective by blending experts’ chemistry knowledge with advanced machine learning techniques. adalovelaceday.subst...
Dr Noor Shaker, Computer Scientist
Noor Shaker is a computer scientist and biotech entrepreneur who uses machine learning to discover new drugs.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Noor Shaker is a computer scientist and biotech entrepreneur who aims to make drug discovery faster and more effective by blending experts’ chemistry knowledge with advanced machine learning techniques. adalovelaceday.subst...
Haleema Alamri is a materials scientist who is developing degradable polymers that can be used as functional, cost-effective and sustainable replacements for traditional plastic materials.
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Dr Haleema Alamri, Materials Scientist
Haleema Alamri is a materials scientist who is searching for sustainable solutions for the environmental problems posed by traditional plastic materials.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Haleema Alamri is a materials scientist who is developing degradable polymers that can be used as functional, cost-effective and sustainable replacements for traditional plastic materials.
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Fatemah Alharbi is a computer scientist who works to detect and analyse weak spots in security networks. She discovered a significant flaw in the Apple macOS, Linux Ubuntu, and Microsoft Windows security systems.
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Dr Fatemah Alharbi, Computer Scientist
Fatemah Alharbi is an award-winning cybersecurity consultant, researcher and computer scientist who works to detect and analyse weak spots in security networks.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Fatemah Alharbi is a computer scientist who works to detect and analyse weak spots in security networks. She discovered a significant flaw in the Apple macOS, Linux Ubuntu, and Microsoft Windows security systems.
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Abla Mehio Sibai researches healthy ageing and non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, among older adults in underprivileged communities, including refugees.
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Prof Abla Mehio Sibai, Epidemiologist
Abla Mehio Sibai is an epidemiologist and public health activist who researches healthy ageing and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in older populations.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Abla Mehio Sibai researches healthy ageing and non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, among older adults in underprivileged communities, including refugees.
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Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first female engineer from Karnataka, India. She set up India's first microwave engineering lab, and her work on satellite comms and spacecraft & aircraft antennae is still influential today.
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Prof Rajeshwari Chatterjee, Engineer
Rajeshwari Chatterjee was an Indian scientist, educator and the first female engineer from the state of Karnataka. She was among the first Indian scientists to research microwave engineering.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first female engineer from Karnataka, India. She set up India's first microwave engineering lab, and her work on satellite comms and spacecraft & aircraft antennae is still influential today.
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Tasneem Zehra Husain is a theoretical physicist, science writer, educator and the first Pakistani woman to earn a PhD in string theory. She also works to make theoretical physics more accessible.
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Dr Tasneem Zehra Husain, Physicist
Tasneem Zehra Husain is a theoretical physicist, science writer, educator and the first Pakistani woman to earn a PhD in string theory.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Tasneem Zehra Husain is a theoretical physicist, science writer, educator and the first Pakistani woman to earn a PhD in string theory. She also works to make theoretical physics more accessible.
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Beatrice Shilling #WWII invented device to counter engine cut-out by restricting fuel flow to carburettor preventing #Hurricane & #Spitfire engine stall. Helped win #BattleofBritain @wes1919.bsky.social memb, early electrical engineering apprentice d #OTD 18 Nov 1990 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
November 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Beatrice Shilling #WWII invented device to counter engine cut-out by restricting fuel flow to carburettor preventing #Hurricane & #Spitfire engine stall. Helped win #BattleofBritain @wes1919.bsky.social memb, early electrical engineering apprentice d #OTD 18 Nov 1990 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatric...
Asima Chatterjee was a pioneering organic chemist and India's first female scientist to be awarded a doctor of science degree. She helped develop drugs to treat epilepsy and malaria based on biologically active compounds in plants.
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Prof Asima Chatterjee, Chemist
Asima Chatterjee was a pioneering organic chemist and India's first female scientist to be awarded a doctor of science degree. She helped develop drugs to treat epilepsy and malaria.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Asima Chatterjee was a pioneering organic chemist and India's first female scientist to be awarded a doctor of science degree. She helped develop drugs to treat epilepsy and malaria based on biologically active compounds in plants.
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Have you ever heard of Betty Webster? I hadn't until recently, and she co-discovered the first black hole ever found! Here's her story, to honor her memory and fantastic accomplishment.
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The woman who discovered the first black hole
Betty Webster is a name to remember. Also: more rogue binary jovians
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November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Have you ever heard of Betty Webster? I hadn't until recently, and she co-discovered the first black hole ever found! Here's her story, to honor her memory and fantastic accomplishment.
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Bright Media are making a documentary celebrating "three remarkable women Ada Lovelace, Agnes Pockels and Elisaveta Karamihaylova who defied the barriers of their time to change science and history" and they need your help. Support them here: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Her Impact by Bright Media - Indiegogo
A documentary film celebrating women who followed their calling when the world said no.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Bright Media are making a documentary celebrating "three remarkable women Ada Lovelace, Agnes Pockels and Elisaveta Karamihaylova who defied the barriers of their time to change science and history" and they need your help. Support them here: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...
Today's newsletter, with updates about the parliamentary debate on ALD and women in STEM, as well as news about our sister project, the eco-comedy podcast, Fieldwork. adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/ald-news-a...
ALD news: ALD and women in STEM debated in Parliament
Plus news from our sister project, the Fieldwork eco-comedy podcast
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November 11, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Today's newsletter, with updates about the parliamentary debate on ALD and women in STEM, as well as news about our sister project, the eco-comedy podcast, Fieldwork. adalovelaceday.substack.com/p/ald-news-a...
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Have you ever tracked, in photos, the retrograde movement of a planet? 🔭
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Have you ever tracked, in photos, the retrograde movement of a planet? 🔭
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Or perhaps you're planning to capture the retrograde motion of Mercury and Jupiter this month? (1/2)
Update on our scheduled posts situation – turns out that I'm gonna have to rewrite most of them, as there's a discrepancy between how Bluesky counts characters here on the web vs via their API, which is very annoying. So it might seem a bit quiet here for a while. ALD is now basically a hobby...
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Update on our scheduled posts situation – turns out that I'm gonna have to rewrite most of them, as there's a discrepancy between how Bluesky counts characters here on the web vs via their API, which is very annoying. So it might seem a bit quiet here for a while. ALD is now basically a hobby...
I've had to pause all the scheduled posts for now, because SocialChamp keeps breaking all the links. Sorry about that.
Meanwhile, to the women in STEM following us, if we were to totally rethink Ada Lovelace Day and how we support you, what services would you most like to see us provide? 1/2
Meanwhile, to the women in STEM following us, if we were to totally rethink Ada Lovelace Day and how we support you, what services would you most like to see us provide? 1/2
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I've had to pause all the scheduled posts for now, because SocialChamp keeps breaking all the links. Sorry about that.
Meanwhile, to the women in STEM following us, if we were to totally rethink Ada Lovelace Day and how we support you, what services would you most like to see us provide? 1/2
Meanwhile, to the women in STEM following us, if we were to totally rethink Ada Lovelace Day and how we support you, what services would you most like to see us provide? 1/2
Hao Yichun was a pioneer in the fields of stratigraphy, micropaleontology and paleoceanography. She co-authored Paleontology, China’s first textbook on the subject, and deepened understanding of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in seawater.
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Prof Hao Yichun, Palaeontologist
Hao Yichun was a Chinese geologist who was a pioneer in the fields of stratigraphy, micropaleontology and paleoceanography, and a co-author of China’s first palaeontology textbooks.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Hao Yichun was a pioneer in the fields of stratigraphy, micropaleontology and paleoceanography. She co-authored Paleontology, China’s first textbook on the subject, and deepened understanding of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in seawater.
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Tsai-Fan Yu was a renowned Chinese-American medical doctor whose pioneering research helped make gout a curable disease, linked gout to hypertension and diabetes, and established one of the first systematised lab tests for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis. adalovelaceday.subst...
Prof Tsai-Fan Yu, Physician and Researcher
Tsai-Fan Yu was a renowned Chinese-American medical doctor whose pioneering research helped make gout a curable disease.
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November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tsai-Fan Yu was a renowned Chinese-American medical doctor whose pioneering research helped make gout a curable disease, linked gout to hypertension and diabetes, and established one of the first systematised lab tests for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis. adalovelaceday.subst...