Emmy Noether. Ihr steiniger Weg an die Weltspitze der Mathematik

She had a razor-sharp mind, struggled for recognition throughout her life and refused to be deterred: Emmy Noether (1882-1935), probably the most important female mathematician ever, was strong enough to never do what society expected of a woman. Despite all kinds of resistance, she managed to fight her way to the top of her discipline with ground-breaking work. Emmy grew up in Erlangen in a liberal Jewish family. After qualifying as a language teacher, she studied mathematics with special permission, obtained her doctorate and, thanks to her outstanding achievements, stepped out of the shadow of her father, a well-known mathematician. In 1915, Emmy Noether accepted a call to Göttingen, where she worked alongside the luminaries of her field, but without a salary or academic position - because she was a woman. With Noether's theorem, which is still valid today, she revolutionised mathematical thinking in physics and then became a pioneer of modern algebra. Highly talented students from all over the world flock to the extraordinary professor, who now enjoys an international reputation. In 1933, she was expelled from the university because she was Jewish. She emigrated to the USA and taught in Pennsylvania, close to Albert Einstein, who held the brilliant thinker in high esteem. Fate struck when she had to undergo cancer surgery ...