The next Einstein

Could I put in a word for Emmy Noether? Among mathematicians, she is celebrated for founding abstract algebra; in physics, she is the author of Neother's Theorem, which shows that every conservation law is associated with a symmetry and vice versa."The key to the relation of symmetry laws to conservation laws is Emmy Noether's celebrated Theorem. ... Before Noether's Theorem the principle of conservation of energy was shrouded in mystery, leading to the obscure physical systems of Mach and Ostwald. Noether's simple and profound mathematical formulation did much to demystify physics." --- Feza Gursey."In the realm of algebra in which the most gifted mathematicians have been busy for centuries she discovered methods which have proved of enormous importance in the development of present day younger generation of mathematicians." --- Einstein (obituary for Noether)It would be fair to describe her as a female Einstein if only Einstein had been good at maths.Who will be the next Emmy Noether?Edited by Dr Adequate, : No reason given.

But the same applies to men.There's a story in Richard Feynman's autobiography (he was a Nobel Laureate in physics). He told the girls that he was employed as a physics professor (which was true) and got no dates. He told them that he was an unemployed tennis coach ... suddenly he got dates.It seems that it is more attractive to women to be a failed athlete than a successful scientist.