The presentation includes information about Hypatia - the first woman scientist

1. Hypatia
The first woman scientist

2. Hypatia was born between 350 A.
D. and 370 A. D. in Alexandria, in
Egypt.
During Hypatia’s time, Egypt was a
great place for learning. There is
no doubt that this contributed to
Hypatia's success

3. Her father was Theon. Hypatia’s
father was the director of Alexandria
University, he was also a
mathematician, astronomer, and
philosopher, so she had it in her
bloodline.

4. During her childhood, Hypatia was taught
math, astronomy, and philosophy by her father.
This was unusual as most women then had few
opportunities to study. Theon didn't believe in
raising his daughter in the traditional world of
the time so he raised her as a son by teaching
Hypatia his trade and he made sure his
daughter had the best education available. This
is when her love for math and sciences started
to develop.

5. By the time Hypatia was
approximately 20 years old she was
a professor of philosophy science
and mathematics at the University
of Alexandria where she worked
with her father. She led a respective
life at the university and gained
respect from her male colleagues
because she was the first woman to
work at the university.

6. Her skills were so notable, that she became the leader of the
Neoplatonism movement in Alexandria around 400. Her reputation led
students from all around the world to come to visit there. She was
recognized as a better philosopher than most of the men during her time.

7. In addition to being an astounding,
teacher, and speaker Hypatia also
made advancements in the math
world. She edited the works on the
conics of Apollonius this book was
about dividing cones into different
parts by using a plane. Her work on
this important book made the
concepts that were taught easier to
understand. There is no doubt that
this helped the work survive many
generations.

8. Hypatia also invented the astrolabe for other ship navigation and
other devices which calculated the density of fluids and measured
the level of water. Hypatia's great inventions and contributions to
math and science made her very popular.

9. For many centuries she was the
only woman scientist to have a
place in the history books in
mathematics, philosophy, and
astronomy.

10. She was an acquaintance of Orestes.
He was the pagan governor of
Alexandria. Radical monks murdered
her. They possibly murdered her
because the pagans seemed to have
caused enmity among the mainly
Christian town. She died at 45 years
old, in 415 A.D.

11. She was the greatest
scientist in the period that
women had few
opportunities to study.
Obviously, the way her
father taught her was the
key element in her success.