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Dona Strauss (born 1934), British mathematician, founder of pointless topology and European Women in Mathematics; Anne Penfold Street (1932–2016), Australian combinatorialist, third woman mathematics professor in Australia; Ileana Streinu, Romanian-American computational geometer, expert on kinematics and structural rigidity
Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright DBE FRS FRSE (17 December 1900 – 3 April 1998) [1] was a British mathematician. She was one of the pioneers of what would later become known as chaos theory . [ 2 ] Along with J. E. Littlewood , Cartwright saw many solutions to a problem which would later be seen as an example of the butterfly effect .
Hannah M. Fry HonFREng FIMA FIET (born 21 February 1984) is a British mathematician, author and broadcaster. As of 2025 she is the Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge [3] and president of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA). [4]
Eugenia Loh-Gene Cheng is a British mathematician, educator and concert pianist. Her mathematical interests include higher category theory, and as a pianist she specialises in lieder and art song. [5] She is also known for explaining mathematics to non-mathematicians to combat math phobia, often using analogies with food and baking. [6]
Also: United Kingdom: People: By occupation: Mathematicians / Women scientists: Women mathematicians This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:British mathematicians . It includes mathematicians that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
In 1903, restrictions on women's full enrollment in Bavarian universities were rescinded. [26] Noether returned to Erlangen and officially reentered the university in October 1904, declaring her intention to focus solely on mathematics. She was one of six women in her year (two auditors) and the only woman in her chosen school. [27]
The $50,000 award will be presented to early-career mathematicians who have completed their PhDs within the past two years. [59] [60] In February 2020, on International Day of Women and Girls in STEM, Mirzakhani was honored by UN Women as one of seven female scientists dead or alive who have shaped the world. [61]
Mary Somerville (/ ˈ s ʌ m ər v ɪ l / SUM-ər-vil; née Fairfax, formerly Greig; 26 December 1780 – 29 November 1872) [1] was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath.She studied mathematics and astronomy, and in 1835 she and Caroline Herschel were elected as the first female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society.