Day: April 16, 2019
Science
Émilie du Châtelet
Émilie du Châtelet was an Enlightenment philosopher, scientist, writer, researcher, and socialite with a voice for opera. She co-wrote Elements of the Philosophy of Newton with Voltaire and conducted the research for many of his other works. She created the first, and to this day only…
Literature
Science
Mary Somerville
Mary Somerville was the Queen of Science of the 19th century. She was the first woman nominated to the Royal Astronomical Society, tutor to the first computer programmer, the first person to sign John Stuart Mill’s petition for female suffrage, author of the first english text…