This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Austrian Karl von Frisch’s 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology for his ground breaking discoveries on bees. Frisch showed that bees exhibit complex…
iGlobenewsApril 10, 2023
This year marks the 200 anniversary of Gregor Mendel who was born on 20 July 1822. Misunderstood during his lifetime, he is today considered the founder of the modern science…
iGlobenewsSeptember 12, 2022
Mathematics was Maryam Mirzakhani’s passion. In 2014, she became the first and only winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, the ‘Nobel Prize’ of mathematics. Her genius inspired other women to…
iGlobenewsJune 27, 2022
Earhart is best known for setting flying records and championing the inclusion of women in aviation. She became the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but…
iGlobenewsJune 7, 2022
Hedy Lamarr, the glamorous silver screen legend of the 1930s and 1940s, was not just a pretty face - she was a genius and, she was Austrian. Her frequency hopping…
iGlobenewsApril 11, 2022
