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Goeppert-Mayer

American  
[guh-purt may-er] / ˈgʌ pɜrt ˈmeɪ ər /

noun

  1. Maria 1906–1972, German–American physicist.

Goeppert-Mayer Scientific  
/ gŭp′ûrt-mā′ər /

  1. German-born American physicist who, with Hans Jensen, developed a model of the atomic nucleus that explained why certain nuclei were stable and had an unusual number of stable isotopes. For this work, Goeppert-Mayer and Jensen shared the 1963 Nobel Prize for physics with American physicist Eugene Wigner.

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Only three women have been awarded it so far: Marie Curie in 1903, Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963 and Donna Strickland in 2018, according to the Nobel website.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2019

Only two women have ever won the Nobel prize in physics - Marie Curie and Maria Goeppert-Mayer.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2013

I would love to see Rubin get some recognition for this work; only two women have won the physics prize, Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert-Mayer in 1963. 

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2012

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