• 2014
Sisters of Science (Deirfiúracha na hEolaíochta)

Summary A new four part Irish language series produced for RTÉ One by DoubleBand Films in which presenter Róisín Ní Thomáin explores the stories of four pioneering Irish women who helped shape the world of science. View more details

  • 2014

Sisters of Science (Deirfiúracha na hEolaíochta)

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Written : Unknown

Stars : Róisín Ní Thomáin

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jul 6, 2014

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English Irish Gaelic

Production companies : Double-Band Films

Summary A new four part Irish language series produced for RTÉ One by DoubleBand Films in which presenter Róisín Ní Thomáin explores the stories of four pioneering Irish women who helped shape the world of science. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jul 6, 2014

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English Irish Gaelic

Production companies : Double-Band Films

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jul 06, 2014
Dorothy Stopford-Price
The series begins with a profile of Dorothy Stopford Price, the woman who pioneered the introduction of the BCG vaccine and spearheaded the country's fight against TB.
Episode 2 • Jul 13, 2014
Lilian Bland
Róisín Ní Thomáin continues to profile Irish women who helped to shape the world of science by focusing on the achievements of Lilian Bland - the early aviator who was the first woman in the world to design, build and fly her own plane.
Episode 3 • Jul 20, 2014
Kathleen Lonsdale
In episode three Róisín Ní Thomáin focuses on the achievements of Kathleen Lonsdale, whose pioneering work in the field of X-ray crystallography made her one of the most important chemists of the 20th century.
Episode 4 • Aug 03, 2014
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Róisín Ní Thomáin concludes the series by focusing on the achievements of Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a world-renowned astrophysicist who made her name in the late 1960s with her discovery of pulsars, or pulsating stars.

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