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Faces of Chemistry - Women in Chemistry

Description

Follow the adventures of eight leading women in chemistry and celebrate the common element that catalysed their journeys: a life-changing, chance-taking, thrill-seeking love of science. Courtesy of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, Women in Chemistry series.

Type of Activity

group, independent

Audience

TeacherStudent

Age Group

14 to Graduate

Subjects

Chemistry in action Matter & materials Chemistry of life Obtaining materials

Women in Chemistry: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:17:43 time (hh:mm:ss)

Women in Chemistry: Stephanie Kwolek

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:16:34 time (hh:mm:ss)

Women in Chemistry: Uma Chowdhry

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:14:21 time (hh:mm:ss)

Women in Chemistry: Kathryn (Kitty) Hach-Darrow

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:15:04 time (hh:mm:ss)

Women in Chemistry: Mary Lowe Good

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:15:34 time (hh:mm:ss)

Women in Chemistry: Mildred Cohn

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:18:43 time (hh:mm:ss)

Women in Chemistry: Nancy Chang

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:15:36 time (hh:mm:ss)

Women in Chemistry: Paula Hammond

Resource Type: Video

Duration : 00:16:47 time (hh:mm:ss)

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in 1978, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw became managing director of Biocon, a company which she set up from her garage. Biocon is now India's largest biotech company.