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Maria Goeppert Mayer

1906–1972 · Nuclear Physics

Lifespan
1906–1972
Field
Nuclear Physics
Known For
The nuclear shell model and its magic numbers, worked out unpaid for most of her career.
Nationality
German-American
Nobel
Physics 1963

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