Mary Somerville, the first scientist

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First? I guess it counts if the word was created for you. I spent some time last night reading about this amazing woman, both her successes and failures.

Tenacity, the Art of Integration, and the Key to a Flexible Mind: Wisdom from the Life of Mary Somerville, for Whom the Word “Scientist” Was Coined

Inside the hallmark of a great scientist and a great human being — the ability to hold one’s opinions with firm but unfisted fingers.

www.themarginalian.org

Mary Somerville’s vision of science

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

What a fascinating person, thank you so much for sharing this.