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Episode 071 - Hertha Aryton | Engineer & Inventor

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Alternate Title: Fans of Ayrton

Emlyn tells Emma about the genius engineer, mathematician, physicist, inventor, and suffragette, Hertha Aryton. 

 

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Sources

Main Story - Hertha Ayrton

  1. “The Life and material culture of Hertha Marks Ayrton (1854-1923): suffragette, physicist, mathematician, and inventor” by Elizabeth Bruton. Science Museum Group Journal. Autumn 2018, Issue 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.15180/181002 
  • “Meet Hertha Ayrton, the mathematician who cleared WWI trenches of poisonous gas” by Joan Meiners. June 5th, 2020. Massive Science. https://massivesci.com/articles/hertha-ayrton-mathematics-bodichon-electric-arc/    
  • Wikipedia, “Hertha Ayrton”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha_Ayrton 

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    Women who Work

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    1. Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American woman, is praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine 
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  • Meet Kathrin Jansen who leads Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine team 
  • Prof Sarah Gilbert: The woman who designed the Oxford vaccine 

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    Music 

    “Mary Anning” by Artichoke

    “Work” by Rihanna

     

    Cover Image

    File:Hertha Ayrton LCCN2014716701 (cropped).jpg 

    George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress, LCCN 2014716701 

     

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