NASA’s new telescope is named after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman – but who was she?
by Ian Whittaker
The US astronomer battled discrimination in a male dominated field.
Edited 11d ago
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☀️ While we were away, maths kept moving…
We took a little summer break, but there was still plenty to discover! Before we dive back into sharing new stories, here are three things that caught our attention this summer:
📚 READ
Research Directions in Number Theory: Women in Numbers VI — a new open-access volume bringing together research in number theory and highlighting the work of women mathematicians.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-11183-8
🎧 LISTEN
The Leelavati Prize 2026: Hannah Fry — a conversation with Hannah Fry, this year's Leelavati Prize winner, about communicating mathematics, mathematics in culture, and why sharing the joy of maths matters.
https://plus.maths.org/hannah-fry-icm-2026
🎥 WATCH
The Mathematics in Machine Learning by mathematician and science communicator Ellie Sleightholm — an accessible introduction to the mathematics behind vector embeddings, recommendations and large language models. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbPNRDvpQ6E
Three different ways of looking at mathematics — through research, communication and the technologies shaping our future.
And now… we're back! 🎉
📅 Our first new story will be published on 16 September.
We can't wait to continue sharing the stories and experiences of women in mathematics with you. 💚
What maths have you been reading, listening to or watching this summer?
#HerMathsStory #WomenInMathematics #WomenInSTEM #Mathematics #WomenInScience
In 1925, 24-year-old graduate student Cecilia Payne calculated that the Sun and other stars were composed overwhelmingly of hydrogen and helium—a result so contrary to accepted astronomy that senior astronomer Henry Norris Russell called it “clearly impossible,”....
By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown
https://spacedaily.com/t-cecilia-payne-russell-hydrogen-helium-companion/
Stellar atmospheres at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996
