New title for Marie Curie

Marie Curie, a Nobel Prize-winning nuclear physicist, was voted the greatest female scientist of all time. She, who explored radiotherapy, won more than a quarter of the votes (25.1%) - nearly double her closest rival, Rosalind Franklin (14.2%), the British biophysicist Help discover DNA structure.

Astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell is fourth (4.7%) and Dr. Jane Goodall, the world famous primate, ranked tenth (2.7%). Meanwhile, Hypatia of Alexandria, played by Rachel Weisz in a recent film about fourth-century Egyptian philosopher, ranks fifth (9.4%).

Marie Curie was voted the greatest female scientist of all time (Photo: PA)

Dr. Roger Highfield, editor-in-chief of New Scientist magazine, the poll, said: " The poll indicates the important need to celebrate and make sense of many female scientists who have shaped. into modern science since Marie Curie - and those who are making greater contributions than ever '.

Oreal UNESCO Program " For women in science " was established ten years ago based on the premise that " the world needs science and science needs women ". This is an award designed to encourage and highlight the importance of women's participation in science, by rewarding promising scientific women with scholarships to help them go further. in research.