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Grace Hopper
(December 9,1906-January 1,1992)
She was a computer scientist from the United States.She developed the first
compiler for a computer programming language.She pioneered the idea of writing
computer programs in a language close to English.She was instrumental in the
establishment of testing standards for computer systems.She made important
contributions to computer technology
Barbara MeClintock
(June 16,1902-September 2,1992)
She was an American scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or
Medicine in 1983.She led the development of the maize cytogenetics(细胞遗传学).
She discovered the process of transposition and used it to demonstrate how genes are
associated with the presence or absence of certain physical characteristics in human
beings.She is one of the most famous cytogeneticists of the world.
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Chien-Shiung Wu
(May31,1912-February16,1997)
She was a Chinese-American scientist known for her work in radioactivity.She
was a part of the Manhattan project where she helped develop the process of making
uranium-235 and uranium-238.Her experiment established that weak interaction did
not follow the law of conservation of parity.She was a winner of the first Wolf Prize
in Physics and was often compared with Marie Curie,giving her nicknames like the
Chinese Madame Curie.
Anita Roberts(April 3,1942-May 26,2006)
She was a molecular biologist who was instrumental in the discovery of the
protein TGF-beta.This protein has the potential of playing a double role of blocking as
well as stimulating cancer and it helps in the curing of wounds and fractures.Anita
Roberts is one of the most-cited scientists in the world.
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主题语境:人与社会对社会有突出贡献的人物。本文为应用文,主要介绍
了四位女科学家以及她们在各自领域取得的骄人成绩。
1.What do Grace Hopper and Barbara MeClintock have in common?
A.They won Nobel Prize.
B.They were from America.
C.They passed away at age 86.
D.They studied compu