Tag: Female Scientists

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin (1910–1994) was a British chemist renowned for her groundbreaking work in X-ray crystallography, which enabled her to determine the three-dimensional structures of important biomolecules. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Hodgkin’s early interest in chemistry led her to study at Oxford University, where she excelled in crystallography under the guidance of J.D. Bernal. Dorothy…