Program about forgotton Irish Woman Physicist

RacingSilver

Hi
Somebody told me that last night (Monday), there was a very interesting program about a Dublin woman
who was a brilliant physicist but was basically written out of history because she was a woman.
I think John Bowman was featured on it as he is a big fan of hers.
Her name I'm not certain of : maybe Charlotte Kipling or something like that.

Any help appreciated.

IrishKnight

Any idea of when this person was alive or what area of physics they worked in?

RacingSilver

I think she worked in the 1930s and was from Dublin.
My wife was half-watching the program but cannot remember her name.
My wife thinks she worked in Nazi Germany and invented a chronograph(?), but a Nazi officer was electrocuted when he was poking at it, She was sentenced to be hanged but escaped Germany, and hasn't been heard of since.
John Bowman seems to be an admirer of hers so maybe I should mail him!

leahcim

Here is the program (its drama not factual) on RTE Player

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=10045158

Here is a thread on boards which explains what it is all about.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056077423

Ant

Sounds like a fun idea for a film. Here's the relevant IMDB entry.

RacingSilver wrote: »

John Bowman seems to be an admirer of hers so maybe I should mail him!

An Eleanor Bowman is credited for the camera work. Possibly, she's a family member or other close relative.