Dictionary.com
definitions

Goeppert-Mayer

[gŭp′ûrt-mā′ər]Maria 1906-1972

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.

RELATED CONTENT

It’s gonna be MayRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
May the Fourth be with youRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.