# A tibble: 9 × 2
name known_for
<chr> <chr>
1 Ada Lovelace first computer algorithm
2 Marie Curie theory of radioactivity, discovery of elements polonium a…
3 Janaki Ammal hybrid species, biodiversity protection
4 Chien-Shiung Wu confim and refine theory of radioactive beta decy, Wu expe…
5 Katherine Johnson calculations of orbital mechanics critical to sending the …
6 Vera Rubin existence of dark matter
7 Gladys West mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth which serv…
8 Flossie Wong-Staal first scientist to clone HIV and create a map of its genes…
9 Jennifer Doudna one of the primary developers of CRISPR, a ground-breaking…