Hertha Ayrton

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Jane R
Hertha Ayrton
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Physics
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Worksheet

This resource introduces Hertha Ayrton, a physicist and engineer who worked on arc lamps and electrodes. Students can read the biography and then answer questions about her life and work and her support of the suffragette movement. There are suggestions for further research and answers are included.

It is also a good opportunity to get students researching careers in science.

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