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  1. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsMaria Goeppert Mayer – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1963 was divided, one half awarded to Eugene Paul Wigner "for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles", the other half jointly to Maria Goeppert Mayer and J. Hans D. Jensen "for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure"

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    Maria Goeppert Mayer ( German pronunciation: [maˈʁiːa ˈɡœpɛʁt ˈmaɪ̯ɐ] ⓘ, née Göppert; June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus. She was the second woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics, the ...

  4. www.scientificamerican.com › article › the-lastThe Last Woman to Win a Physics Nobel | Scientific American

    Sep 26, 2017 · Maria Goeppert Mayer, the last woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics, claimed that honor in 1963. Since then many other women have been widely considered worthy, too: Vera Rubin, who died last ...

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  6. www.britannica.com › biography › Maria-Goeppert-MayerMaria Goeppert Mayer | Biography, Career & Nuclear Shell ...

    Nobel Prize (1936) J. Hans D. Jensen (born June 25, 1907, Hamburg, Ger.—died Feb. 11, 1973, Heidelberg, W.Ger.) was a German physicist who shared half of the 1963 Nobel Prize for Physics with Maria Goeppert Mayer for their proposal of the shell nuclear model. (The other half of the prize was awarded to Eugene P. Wigner for unrelated work.)

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  7. pubs.aip.org › physicstoday › OnlineThe second woman to win the physics Nobel | Physics Today ...

    Oct 5, 2018 · This week, Donna Strickland became just the third woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics. The first was Marie Curie, who won in 1903. Curie has become a scientific legend and a household name. But the second female physics Nobelist, Maria Goeppert Mayer, is not nearly as well known. That’s a pity, because her work on nuclear structures ...

  8. www.thoughtco.com › maria-goeppert-mayer-biographyMaria Goeppert-Mayer, Mathematician and Physicist - ThoughtCo

    Jul 3, 2019 · Maria Goeppert-Mayer Facts: Known for: A mathematician and physicist, Maria Goeppert Mayer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 for her work on the nuclear shell structure. Occupation: mathematician, physicist. Dates: June 18, 1906 - February 20, 1972. Also known as: Maria Goeppert Mayer, Maria Göppert Mayer, Maria Göppert.

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