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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maria_Goeppert_MayerMaria Goeppert Mayer - Wikipedia

    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 first being Marie Curie.

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  3. 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...

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

    Mar 26, 2024 · Maria Goeppert Mayer (born June 28, 1906, Kattowitz, Ger. [now Katowice, Pol.]—died Feb. 20, 1972, San Diego, Calif., U.S.) was a German-born American physicist who shared one-half of the 1963 Nobel Prize for Physics with J. Hans D. Jensen of West Germany for their proposal of the shell nuclear model. (The other half of the prize was awarded ...

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  6. www.nobelprize.org › prizes › physicsMaria Goeppert Mayer – Facts - NobelPrize.org

    The Nobel Prize in Physics 1963. Born: 28 June 1906, Kattowitz, Germany (now Katowice, Poland) Died: 20 February 1972, San Diego, CA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. Prize motivation: “for their discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure”. Prize share: 1/4.

  7. www.aps.org › publications › apsnewsMaria Goeppert Mayer and the Nuclear Shell Model

    Maria Goeppert Mayer, who made important discoveries about nuclear structure, is one of only two women to have won the Nobel Prize in physics. But during her early career, she was forced to spend many years in unpaid positions before she was able to obtain a professorship in physics.

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  9. www.bbvaopenmind.com › en › scienceMaria Goeppert-Mayer, the Woman Who Reached the Heart of the ...

    Feb 19, 2020 · She was Maria Goeppert-Mayer, the German-born scientist who formulated the nuclear shell model that finally made it possible to understand how the nucleus of atoms works. Her mastery of the mathematics that govern quantum mechanics led her to this feat, which was a decisive boost for nuclear and particle physics.

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

    Jul 3, 2019 · 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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