Many creative and brave women shaped the way we understand the world, including many women scientists. Recently I bought a new computer, and I decided to name it after a groundbreaking woman scientist. Marie Curie, who pioneered radioactivity came to mind, as did Rosalind Franklin, who, independent of Watson and Crick, determined the structure of DNA using x-ray crystallography. But then... I was stumped. Even as a scientist I could only name two famous women scientists who s