Tu YouYou is a medical scientist and chemist who became the first mainland Chinese to receive a Nobel Peace Prize for her discovery of Malaria cure. Born in 1930, Tu attended the Peking University School of Medicine (now Beijing Medical…
Ruby Payne-Scott was an Australian Radiophysicist who lived from 1912 to 1981. As Master’s holder in Physics from the University of Sydney, Ruby worked at Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. There she worked on projects that…
Hey! Are you looking to smoke, but want to keep a clear mind or refrain from traditionally addictive tobacco cigarettes? Well, there’s actually a whole variety of plants out there that are safe to smoke, some even boasting calming and…
Hi. I’m a 4th year student, and sometimes I almost can’t believe it. For those like me who have also struggled in their studies here at Tech, I’m sure you might be able to understand where I’m coming from. Tech…
Born near Shanghai, China and later moving to the US, Chein-Shiung Wu was Chinese-American physicist at the forefront of nuclear physics and a contributor for the Manhattan Project. The bulk of her research surrounded that of beta decay, including publishing a…
As a part of this year’s Atlanta Science Festival, I was able to help organize and set up the event with our STEMcomm team. Our event was planned to be for young minds and their families to be able to…
(collaged images of Ada Lovelace, the “analytical engine”, and a letter between Lovelace and life-long friend Charles Babbage” As a founding person of modern computer programming, Ada Lovelace worked closely with friends like Charles Babbage, Luigi Manebrea, and so…