美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-22
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十)月
英语课
name a famous female scientist. If you said "Marie Curie," you’re not alone. In fact, a lot of people can’t think of a single other example. Well, England's Royal Society is fixin’ to rectify 1 that. On Friday, October 19th, it’s sponsoring a Wiki-editing marathon for articles about women in science.
Wikipedia is the go-to source for information on pretty much everything. But its coverage 2 is a little light when it comes to the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and math. So the Royal Society is looking for volunteers with wi-fi and a bit of Wiki knowhow to create or enhance entries on female scientists.
Suggestions include Lilian Bland 3, the first woman to build and fly her own aircraft; Martha Ludwig, who helped solve the first protein crystal structure done in the US; and Barbara Crawford Johnson, the only woman to serve on the NASA team that engineered the moon landing.
You can take part in the effort using Twitter. The hashtag is #WomenSciWP. That’s women-S-C-I-W-P. So give Marie Curie a well-earned rest and help other women in science get the wiki-recognition they deserve.
1 rectify
v.订正，矫正，改正
- The matter will rectify itself in a few days.那件事过几天就会变好。
- You can rectify this fault if you insert a slash.插人一条斜线便可以纠正此错误。