How I claimed a seat at the periodic table

Name: How I claimed a seat at the periodic table
Uploaded: 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 15 min
Description: In this personal talk, nuclear chemist Clarice Phelps -- the first African-American woman involved in the discovery of a chemical element -- debunks the myth of solitary genius and challenges institutional elitism by sharing stories of women of color making their way in science.

TEDxNashvilleWomen 2019Dec 201915 min31359 views

Speaker

Clarice PhelpsNuclear Scientist | Advancing Nuclear Energy & Sustainability

About this talk

In this personal talk, nuclear chemist Clarice Phelps -- the first African-American woman involved in the discovery of a chemical element -- debunks the myth of solitary genius and challenges institutional elitism by sharing stories of women of color making their way in science.