Google Honours "Lady Of The Stars" Margherita Hack With A Doodle

Margherita Hack Google Doodle: She had discovered the asteroid 8558 Hack, which was named in her honour.

Google honoured Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack with a doodle on her 99th birth anniversary on Saturday. She had discovered the asteroid 8558 Hack, which was named in her honour. "Today's Doodle celebrates the 99th birthday of Italian professor, activist, author, and astrophysicist Margherita "The Lady of the Stars" Hack," said Google. "Thank you for inspiring future generations to shoot for the stars!" it said. The Google doodle shows Hack sitting on her chair and looking into her telescope. Born on June 12, 1922 in Florence, Italy, Hack was the first female director of the Trieste Astronomical Observatory. She had moved to Trieste in 1964 and had earned a full professorship at the city university, being the first woman to do so.