How these women changed science forever

Who was the first female scientist to receive a Nobel Prize in physics?

• Marie Curie

• Barbara McClintock

• Jane Goodall

• Lise Meitner

Which scientist discovered the process of nuclear fission?

• Marie Curie

• Barbara McClintock

• Jane Goodall

• Lise Meitner

Who discovered that genetic information is not stationary?

• Jane Goodall

• Marie Curie

• Lise Meitner

• Barbara McClintock

Who made the real discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA?

• Maurice Wilkins

• Rosalind Franklin

• Francis Crick

• James Watson

Which scientist is best known for her work with chimpanzees in Tanzania?

• Marie Curie

• Barbara McClintock

• Jane Goodall

• Lise Meitner

Who discovered two new elements, polonium and radium?

• Marie Curie

• Barbara McClintock

• Jane Goodall

• Lise Meitner

Which scientist discovered a new element called protactinium?

• Marie Curie

• Barbara McClintock

• Jane Goodall

• Lise Meitner

Who won the Nobel Prize in medicine for her work on genetics?

• Marie Curie

• Barbara McClintock

• Jane Goodall

• Lise Meitner

Who founded the Jane Goodall Institute?

• Barbara McClintock

• Lise Meitner

• Jane Goodall

• Marie Curie

Who wrote a warning letter to US President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, leading to the creation of the Manhattan Project?

• Barbara McClintock

• Marie Curie

• Jane Goodall

• Lise Meitner