Maria Agnesi, the greatest female mathematician you’ve never heard of
An equally important blow was struck by an Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi in the 18th century. Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook and to be appointed to a ...
Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands wins women’s skeleton world championship at Lake Placid
For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing ...