Piedad de la Cierva in the Instituto de óptica 'Daza de Valdés' and her contribution to the optics research

摘要

Piedad de la Cierva Viudes (Murcia 1913-Madrid 2007) has been one among the female pioneers in science whose name, unfortunately, does not appear in history books. Nevertheless, her contribution to Optics and Chemistry is highly relevant in Spain between the Second Spanish Republic and the first years of Franco’s regime. In this article I would like to highlight her work at the Instituto de óptica “Daza de Valdés”, recently created in those years and specifically her research on glass and on anti-reflective sheets.