Tu Youyou
Is a Chinese pharmaceutical chemist and malariologist who discovered artemisinin (also known as qīnghāosù 青蒿素) and dihydroartemisinin, used to treat malaria.
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Janaki Ammal
Was an Indian botanist who worked on plant breeding, cytogenetics and phytogeography. Her most notable work involved studies on sugarcane and the eggplant (brinjal).
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Gladys West
Is an American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite geodesy models that were eventually incorporated into the GPS.
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Chien-Shiung Wu
Was a Chinese-American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the field of nuclear physics.
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