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For #WomensHistoryMonth I'm going to tell you a story of a #womaninSTEM who:
- 95% of you have never heard of
- 4% of you that have only know her name from a test question
- 100% of us depend on her work to enjoy our modern lives.
Her name is Maud.
Dr. Maud Menten.
- 95% of you have never heard of
- 4% of you that have only know her name from a test question
- 100% of us depend on her work to enjoy our modern lives.
Her name is Maud.
Dr. Maud Menten.
Maud Leonora Menten was born in 1879 in Ontario. She went to school at the University of Toronto, where she studied medicine.
In 1904, she got her BA.
Her M.B. in 1907.
Her M.D. in 1911.
And her Ph.D. in 1916 .
But she did her thesis work in Chicago and Germany.
Why?
In 1904, she got her BA.
Her M.B. in 1907.
Her M.D. in 1911.
And her Ph.D. in 1916 .
But she did her thesis work in Chicago and Germany.
Why?
Canada didn't allow women to do research. So in 1912 she moved to Berlin. Here she met up with Dr. Leonor Michaelis, who was doing work on a subject near and dear to every biochemists' heart: enzyme kinetics.
Together they wrote the Michaelis-Menten Equation in 1913.
Together they wrote the Michaelis-Menten Equation in 1913.
