Science Stories: Series 3 - The Woman Who Tamed Lightning - a podcast by BBC World Service

Naomi Alderman tells the story of Hertha Marks Ayrton, the first woman to be admitted to the Institution of Electrical Engineers, who improved electric arc lights.

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