Mildred S. Dresselhaus (1930–2017)
Autore di Group Theory: Application to the Physics of Condensed Matter
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Mildred Dresselhaus was born Mildred Spiewak in Brooklyn, New York on November 11, 1930. She received a bachelor's degree from Hunter College, a master's degree from Radcliffe College, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. In 1960, she ended up at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. mostra altro She worked at Lincoln Laboratory, a defense research center, where she was one of two women on a scientific staff of 1,000. Her research into the fundamental properties of carbon helped transform it into the superstar of modern materials science and the nanotechnology industry. In 1968, she was the first woman to secure a full professorship at M.I.T. and worked to promote the cause of women in science. She published more than 1,700 scientific papers and co-wrote eight books. She received the National Medal of Science, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, and the Enrico Fermi Prize. She died on February 20, 2017 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Mildred S. Dresselhaus
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Dresselhaus, Mildred Spiewak
- Altri nomi
- Queen of Carbon
- Data di nascita
- 1930-11-11
- Data di morte
- 2017-02-20
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa della morte
- no cause given
- Luogo di residenza
- Bronx, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Istruzione
- Hunter College (AB ∙ 1951)
University of Cambridge
Radcliffe College (AM ∙ 1953)
University of Chicago (PhD ∙ 1958)
Cornell University - Attività lavorative
- physicist
professor - Relazioni
- Yalow, Rosalyn S. (teacher, mentor)
Fermi, Enrico (teacher)
Dresselhaus, Gene (spouse) - Organizzazioni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Institue of Physics
American Physical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
Office of Science, Department of Energy - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fulbright Fellowship
National Medal of Science (1990)
IEEE Founders Medal (2004)
Enrico Fermi Award (2012)
Kavli Prize | Nanoscience (2012)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2014)
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- Opere
- 4
- Utenti
- 26
- Popolarità
- #495,361
- ISBN
- 10