Alchemist of the Hellenistic period, Mary the Jewess (also called Maria Hebraea, or Miriam Prophetissa) is considered one of the pioneers of alchemy; she is credited with the invention of several instruments and techniques, including giving her name to the bain-marie. Hellenistic period What we k
Elżbieta Bośniaczka and Maria (photo:public domain) Elżbieta Bośniaczka (around 1340–1387) - wife of Ludwik Węgierski, mother of Queen Jadwiga. Elżbieta Bośniaczka was the only daughter of Stefan II Kotromanic, ban of Bosnia and Piast, Elżbieta Kujawska, daughter of Kazimierz III, prince of Gnie
Lise Meitner is an Austrian-turned-Swedish physicist, known for her work in nuclear physics and for having played a major role in the discovery of nuclear fission. Forgotten by the Nobel Prize, she is one of the many women scientists whose work has not been recognized at its fair value. The first f
In a poem called Prithviraj Raso, it is described that the princess Chandravati of King Chandra Pundir was married to Prithviraj Chauhan, from whose womb the successor of Sapadalaksha was born Ransi. We had discussed in the earlier episode that Ransi is a fictional character, the name of that prince