Born: 6 January 1869, Ireland
Died: 25 June 1938
Country most active: United Kingdom
Also known as: NA
The following bio was written by Emma Rosen, author of On This Day She Made History: 366 Days With Women Who Shaped the World and This Day In Human Ingenuity & Discovery: 366 Days of Scientific Milestones with Women in the Spotlight, and has been republished with permission.
Edith Anne Stoney, an Anglo-Irish physicist and a pioneer in medical physics, was born in Dublin in 1869. During World War I, she managed X-ray facilities in field hospitals, introducing stereoscopy for bullet localization and using X-rays to diagnose gas gangrene. Stoney was awarded multiple medals for her service and later became a lecturer in physics, advocating for women in engineering and science. She died in 1938.