Last week I ran across an articolo about a gorgeous cheerleader for the Houston Texans who also happens to be an aerospace engineer for NASA (link).

Of course the story got me wondering about other, più famous women with interesting academic pedigree o intellectual pursuits; because, as we all know, there really is nothing sexier than a beautiful woman with some serious smarts. I knew that if I could figure out who those women were, I might just be able to come up with a lista of ladies più impressive than the annual popularity sondaggi published da magazines like People and Maxim.

Now before I...