Throughout human history, we have tried to make our lives easier. We did this when we discovered fire kept us safe and warm at night, by farming instead of migrating, and by having pipes bring water directly into our homes. Technological advancements have made our lives better in some way and none just happened without a person inventing it. Shamefully though, throughout human history we have discounted and barred half our population from participating in this noble journey to better our lives. I am referring to women whose contributions are so often left out. That is not to say that women have never contributed to human advancement, but most women never got that opportunity. Some did though and what they did lead to some of the greatest leaps humanity has ever taken. One of those women was a brilliant mathematician and physicist named Emmy Noether.
She lived during a time a great cultural shift was happening in Germany and overcame many challenges from people in her own culture. She persevered and made one of the biggest discoveries utilized in quantum physics today.
