Nobel Laureates - Physics
Women who have won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Marie Curie
A profile of Marie Curie, one of the most important and well-known woman scientists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She played a key role in the discovery of radioactivity and its properties.
A profile of Marie Curie, one of the most important and well-known woman scientists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She played a key role in the discovery of radioactivity and its properties.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
A mathematician and physicist, Maria Goeppert Mayer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 for her work on the nuclear shell structure.
A mathematician and physicist, Maria Goeppert Mayer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 for her work on the nuclear shell structure.
1903: Marie Sklodowska Curie
With husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, honored for research in "radiation phenomena."
With husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel, honored for research in "radiation phenomena."
1963: Maria Goeppert-Mayer
American honored with others for work with nuclear shell structure.
American honored with others for work with nuclear shell structure.