Posted on 09/23/2013 8:08:34 PM PDT by EveningStar
Ruth Patrick, whose studies of freshwater ecology in the 1930s helped galvanize the later environmental movement and whose success in a profession dominated by men charted a course for other female scientists, died Sept. 23 at a retirement community in Lafayette Hill, Pa. She was 105.
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What did she die of?
Heart probably stopped beating.
Ive never heard of Ruth Patrick before...
but I have heard of Marie Curie, woman scientist, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1903 for ah... SCIENCE...Chemistry...
Marie was the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize..
There’re a lot of people I’ve never heard of. However, I happen to be an ecologist - and yes, despite what you want to think, ecology is a SCIENCE - and I’m familiar with her work. And by the way, Curie’s first Nobel was for Physics, not Chemistry...
A lack of oxygen?
Just guessing...
She lost control of her Harley heading up to Bike Week.
Several of my children are involved in environmental science competition. They study geology, biology, chemistry, and other topics. A son who is currently a high school senior is considering a chemistry major, with the goal of a career in environmental science, although he may end up with biology.
This is his second year studying aquatic resources for competition. There’s a huge amount to learn, even in a limited geographic area ... including chemistry!
LOL!
Great! My background was originally chemistry, and from there I kind of drifted into soils and geomorphology, but most of what I do is wetland biology and hydrology - there just aren’t any fields as interdisciplinary as natural resources. That’s one of the thing that makes it fun, interesting, and marketable. Chemistry and biology are the cornerstones, but there’s botany, forestry, fisheries, oceanography, limnology, etc., etc., etc. Good luck to your kids!
I think wetland biology is where Tom would like to end up. There’s nothing like hearing about all the microinvertebrates in your water supply ... unless it’s when the kid takes the Public Health Merit Badge and tells you about all the awful things in your food ;-).
That was the same cause of death shown on Elvis’s death certificate. What are the chances???
Gaya called her home...
And not just critters - all kind of chemicals.
RIP.
We’ve had posters of environmental pollutants on the walls of the dining room! Right now, we have “Parts of a Tree” and “How to Identify Trees By Their Fruit.”
Posters can be a good way to learn. For organic chemistry, I found flashcards to be helpful.
Two of my college roommates were pre-med. We had organic chemistry all over our apartment!
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