Question

Is there a unit that is named after a woman/female scientist?
I once heard that there is none but perhaps somebody knows one? After all, there are a lot.

Answer 1

1 Ci = 3.7 × 10^10 decays per second.

Radioactive decay

Answer 2

I heard that unit was named after Pierre Currie and not his wife.
Wikipedia says it was named after them both.

Answer 3

It's named after both of them.