Ada Lovelace Day - Sophie Germain

[rosinavs]

For all my many friends, both on lj and not, who are mathematicians, scientists, engineers, or technologists of some flavor, I give you my entry for Ada Lovelace Day.

Marie-Sophie Germain was born April 1, 1776 in Paris.  Her parents were successful middle class merchants, and encouraged the discussion of politics and philosophy as young Sophie

Comments

[rosinavs]

I really liked your entry too. I know quite a bit about a number of female mathematicians but not much in other scientific and technical subjects.

[albreda]

Very cool stuff! I only found out who Lovelace was about two weeks ago - looking for role models for my own young mathematicians!

[rosinavs]

You might also want to look up Maria Agnesi, Charlotte Angas Scott, Sonia Kovalevsky, Grace Chisholm Young (grandmother of one of my grad school profs, Sylvia Wiegand, also a person to research), Emmy Noether, and Hypatia of Alexandria.

[albreda]

Ooh - thank you! :)