“Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” – Alan Turing
Month: January 2024
Kalpana Chawla
“I never truly thought of being the first or second someone, or being a small-town girl. This is just something I wanted to do. If you want to do something, what does it matter where you are ranked?” – Kalpana Chawla
John Dennehy
“I don’t listen to other people, which served me well.” – John Dennehy
Baruj Benacerraf
Nobel Prize laureate for his pioneering studies on histocompatibility complexes.
Ynés Mexía
“In all my travels I’ve never been attacked by a wild animal, lost my way or caught a disease… I don’t think there’s any place in the world where a woman can’t venture.” – Ynés Mexía
Francés Colón
“I love the fact that I can use science to directly make people’s lives better” – Francés Colón
Gertrude B. Elion
“Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we couldn’t.” – Gertrude B. Elion
Farouk El-Baz
“Competition in itself encourages creativity and creativity is the basis of knowledge” – Farouk El-Baz
Elias James Corey
“To the field of synthetic chemistry belongs an array of responsibilities which are crucial for the future of mankind, not only with regard to the health and needs of our society, but also for the attainment of a deep understanding of matter, chemical change, and life.” – Elias James Corey
David Ngunaitponi (Unaipon)
“As a full-blooded member of my race I think I may claim to be the first – but I hope, not the last – to produce an enduring record of our customs, beliefs and imaginings.” – David Ngunaitponi (Unaipon)