Noether was recognized as one of the most important mathematicians of her time, but, as a Jewish woman, the Nazi’s rise to power forced her from her (already precarious) university position in Germany...
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese immigrant to the United States who participated in the Manhattan Project. She made major contributions to subatomic physicis...
A brilliant experimentalist, Just illuminated the complex biology of fertilization and development. As a black man, he faced difficulty obtaining a research appointment at an American university...
In 1933, as the 3rd African-American to earn a PhD in Mathematics, William Claytor seemed poised to embark on a productive career in research mathematics...
