Episode 071 - Hertha Aryton | Engineer & Inventor

STEM Fatale Podcast

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
2. “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/
3. Wikipedia, “Hertha Ayrton”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertha_Ayrton

Women who Work

This week, we wanted to give credit to the many wonderful women who made the new COVID-19 vaccines possible! Read more about them in the following articles:

1. Kizzmekia Corbett, an African American woman, is praised as key scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine
2. Katalin Kariko's work in mRNA is the basis of the Covid-19 vaccine
3. Meet Kathrin Jansen who leads Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine team
4. Prof Sarah Gilbert: The woman who designed the Oxford vaccine

Music

“Mary Anning” by Artichoke

“Work” by Rihanna

Cover Image

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George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress, LCCN 2014716701