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Maria Göppert Mayer

1906–1972

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Maria Göppert Mayer was a German-born American theoretical physicist whose groundbreaking work on the nuclear shell model earned her the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963. Her research illuminated the structure of atomic nuclei, explaining the magic numbers of protons and neutrons that confer unusual stability. Despite facing significant gender barriers in academia, Göppert Mayer pursued her scientific passions with remarkable dedication and insight.

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Slow light in crystals (1931)
Theorie der elementaren Kernkräfte (1934)
Elementary theory of optical second-order effects (1939)
The Nuclear Shell Model (1965)

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