The element named after a female scientist is Curium. It is named in honor of Marie Curie, a pioneering physicist and chemist known for her research on radioactivity.
Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to have won Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields—Physics and Chemistry. Curium was discovered in 1944 by a team of scientists who were working on nuclear reactions and isotopes and wanted to pay tribute to Curie’s significant contributions to science.
Curium is a radioactive actinide metal with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96. It is used in various applications, including as a fuel for space missions and in scientific research. The naming of Curium stands as a recognition of women’s contributions to science and encourages a more inclusive view of the scientific community.