Google honored tefania Mărăcineanu on her 140th birthday for her valuable contribution to Romanian physics

One of the pioneering women in the discovery and research of radioactivity,

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Mărăcineanu formed Romania's first laboratory for study of Radioactivity after returning from the Astronomical Observatory

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Romanian physicist Ștefania Mărăcineanu has been honoured on her 140th birth anniversary

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in the form of a Google Doodle on Saturday. One of the pioneering women in the discovery

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and research of radioactivity, Mărăcineanu formed Romania’s first laboratory for study of

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Radioactivity after returning from the Astronomical Observatory in Meudon.

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. Mărăcineanu's work led to what is most likely the first example of artificial radioactivity.

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She also dedicated a major part of her life in researching on artificial rain.

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She researched upon the link between earthquakes and rainfall, making her the first one to report that a significant increase of radioactivity

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