美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-10-18
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十)月
英语课
Quick, 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 example. Well, England's Royal Society is fixing to rectify 1 that. On Friday, October 19th, it's sponsoring a Wiki-editing marathon for articles about Women 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 Wifi 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。