Some of the greatest scientists of all time are women who have made important discoveries in a variety of fields in science．Several of their contributions throughout history are even more than men's contributions．Our list of the most famous female scientists below are organized in order of popularity so you can read about the advancements that they made．Marie Curie （1867-1934）
   Famous For：Work on radioactivity
   Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize and the only woman to win this award in two fields：Physics and Chemistry．She discovered polonium and radium and her work helped with the creation of X-rays．
   Jane Goodall （1934）
   Famous For：Primate （靈長(zhǎng)類）studies
   Jane Goodall is known world-wide for her groundbreaking studies on primates．She is considered as the top expert on chimps in the world and is perhaps best known for her 45-year study on the social lives of these animals in Tanzania．
   Rita Levi-Montalcini （1909-2012）
   Famous For：Nerve growth studies
   Rita Levi-Montalcini was a neurologist （神經(jīng)病學(xué)家）who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for her findings in Nerve Growth Factor （NGF）．She was the first Nobel prize winner to live past her 100th birthday．
   Lise Meitner （1878-1968）
   Famous For：Work on radioactivity and nuclear physics
   Lise Meitner was a key member of a group that discovered nuclear fission （裂變）．One of her colleagues，Otto Hahn，was given the Noble Prize for this work．That Meitner didn't get the award is considered to be a huge error by the Nobel committee．

（1）Who is still contributing to the world？

B

B

A．Marie Curie．
B．Jane Goodall．
C．Rita Levi-Montalcini．
D．Lise Meitner．
（2）What did Rita Levi-Montalcini reseach on？

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A

A．Nerve growth．
B．The wildlife．
C．Nuclear explosion．
D．Radioactivity．
（3）What do we know about Lise Meitner？

D

D

A．She was awarded the Nobel Prize．
B．She made a big mistake in her work．
C．She did lots of studies about nerve growth．
D．She made great contributions to nuclear physics．