Beyond Curie is a portrait series of women who have made significant contributions in STEM fields.[1][2] As of November 2018, the series features 42 women, including all 18 female Nobel Prize winners in Physics, Chemistry, and Physiology or Medicine.[3]
| Beyond Curie | |
|---|---|
 Rosalind Franklin from the Beyond Curie March for Science poster series | |
| Artist | Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya |
| Year | January 28, 2017 |
| Medium | digital illustration |
| Website | www |
The series was created by Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, a former neuroscience researcher and designer who named the project after two-time Nobel prize winner Marie Curie, with the goal of highlighting other important female scientists who are less well known.[4][5] Beyond Curie has raised $44,172 from 856 backers across two Kickstarter campaigns.[6][7]
Public exhibits
editBeyond Curie has been on display in an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences since March 24, 2017.[8][9]
Phingbodhipakkiya worked with the March for Science organizers to make special Beyond Curie posters that could be freely downloaded and brought to a rally or protest.[10][11]
In partnership with Outside, Phingbodhipakkiya developed five portraits specifically focused on women whose work focused on health and the environment.[12]
Phingbodhipakkiya presented some of the Beyond Curie portraits at TEDWomen 2017, where she said the project was "about finding your heroes" and shared stories of female scientists who only learned about some of the historical figures of the series after encountering Beyond Curie.[13][14]
In September and November 2018, the Beyond Curie posters were displayed in a highway tunnel in Breda, Netherlands by 3 Second Gallery.[15]
Featured women
editAs of December 2018, the women featured in the series[3] are:
- Lise Meitner
- Katherine Johnson
- Chien-Shiung Wu
- Margaret Ann Bulkley
- Ada Lovelace
- Mae Jemison
- Rita Levi-Montalcini
- Barbara McClintock
- Maryam Mirzakhani
- Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
- Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
- Carol Greider
- Elizabeth Blackburn
- Grace Hopper
- May-Britt Moser
- Linda Buck
- Youyou Tu
- Rosalind Franklin
- Jocelyn Bell Burnell
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
- Vera Rubin
- Ada Yonath
- Sylvia Earle
- Rachel Carson
- Gertrude B. Elion
- Mary Golda Ross
- Irène Joliot-Curie
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
- Farida Bedwei
- Lisa Ng
- Mildred Dresselhaus
- Maria Goeppert-Mayer
- Valerie Thomas
- Helen Rodriguez-Trias
- Esther Lederberg
- Inez Fung
- Florence Bascom
- Dijanna Figueroa
- Kalpana Chawla
- Rose E. Frisch
- Frances Arnold
- Donna Strickland
Augmented reality
editIn additional to graphic illustration, Phingbodhipakkiya worked with technologists at NC State to develop 3D augmented reality animations for a number of the women, including McClintock, Greider, Blackburn, Joliot-Curie, Johnson, Buck, Ng, Jemison, Mirzakhani, Franklin, Rubin, Dresselhaus, Goeppert-Mayer, Tu, Yalow.[16] The augmented reality animations can be seen using a free mobile app called "Beyond Curie" available on Google Play[17] and App Store.[18]
Recognition
editBeyond Curie has won several awards, including 1st Place in Multimedia / Interactive Media in the 2017 International Design Awards[19] and the Red Dot 2017 design award.[20]
Phingbodhipakkiya was invited to speak about the project to the employees at Google in November 2018.[21] The project was featured in a blog post by venture capitalist and Kickstarter board member Fred Wilson. [22]
References
edit- ^ Constante, Agnes (March 20, 2017). "Beyond Curie Wants to Introduce You to Female Scientists You May Not Have Heard of". NBC News. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Schwab, Katharine (February 16, 2017). "12 Powerful Posters Of Female Scientists That Every Classroom Needs". Fast Company. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Women". Beyond Curie. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Maunz, Shay (March 2, 2017). "32 Posters of Badass Women in Science". Glamour. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ Quinto, Anne (June 30, 2018). "Beyond Curie: A Poster Series Highlighting Forgotten Female Scientists". Quartz. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond Curie: Celebrating Badass Women in Science". Kickstarter. January 28, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond Curie: Women in STEM Holiday Cards". Kickstarter. November 5, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond Curie: A Celebration of Women in Science". North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ ""Beyond Curie" Exhibition Opens at N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, March 24". North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "@MarchScienceDC". Twitter. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Fessenden, Marissa (March 16, 2017). "These Bold Illustrations Celebrate the Incredible Contributions of Women in Science". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Harris, Colette (Aug 14, 2017). "5 Women Scientists You Should Know". Outside Online. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Catlett, Chelsea (November 2, 2017). "A glimpse of a bold new future: Notes from Session 2 of TEDWomen 2017: Design". TED Blog. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "How design can help make science accessible - Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya". YouTube. April 23, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "#21 - Beyond Curie". 3 Second Gallery. Retrieved December 27, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "AR App". Beyond Curie. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond Curie". Google Play. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond Curie". Apple App Store. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond Curie: A Design Project Celebrating Badass Women in STEM". International Design Awards. 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Beyond Curie – Celebrating Women Pioneers in STEM". Red Dot. 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^ "Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya: "Clever Girl" Talks at Google". YouTube. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Fred (November 9, 2018). "Funding Friday: Women in STEM Holiday Cards". AVC. Retrieved December 26, 2018.