Google pays tribute with a doodle to the Argentine scientist Irene Bernasconi

Today’s doodle is a heartfelt tribute from Google to the scientist Irene Bernasconi, the first echinoderm specialist in Argentina.

Bernasconi She spent more than 50 years studying starfish and other marine creatures and on a day like today, but in 1968, she became the first Argentine woman to lead a marine biology expedition to Antarctica.

Bernasconi was born in La Plata, Argentina on September 29, 1896. She became a teacher in 1918, specializing in natural studies, and began working at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales in the early 1920s. She published her first scientific paper on molluscs and marine invertebrates in 1925.

At the age of 72, Bernasconi became the first Argentine woman to lead an expedition to the Arctic. She and three other scientists set out for Antarctica to explore the biodiversity of the continent near the South Pole.

Throughout the expedition, Bernasconi and his team collected more than 2,000 echinoderm specimens, as well as plant life and other living samples, from the Antarctic ecosystem. To achieve this, they used diving equipment to set nets and hooks in extremely cold water. The most notable discovery of the trip was a new family of echinoderms in the arctic region.

In 1969, the Embassy for Women in America awarded the team a commemorative medal.

On International Women’s Day 2018, which also coincided with the 50th anniversary of the polar expedition, the National Directorate for Antarctica, the Argentine Antarctic Institute and the Naval Hydrographic Service also recognized Bernasconi and his team for their achievements.

His name was incorporated into Argentine maps of Antarctica with the establishment of Bernasconi Cove.

Source: Elcomercio

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