Vera Kistiakowsky
American physicist (1928–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vera Kistiakowsky (9 September 1928 – 11 December 2021) was an American research physicist, teacher, and arms control activist.[1] She was professor emerita at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the physics department and Laboratory for Nuclear Science, and was an activist for women's participation in the sciences. Kistiakowsky was an expert in experimental particle physics and observational astrophysics.[2] Her hobbies included climbing mountains, and she liked to maintain an energetic and fit lifestyle. She was the first woman appointed MIT professor of physics in 1972.
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![]() Vera Kistiakowsky (1981) | |
Born | (1928-09-09)September 9, 1928 |
Died | December 11, 2021(2021-12-11) (aged 93) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Mount Holyoke College University of California, Berkeley |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Thesis | A study of the isotopes of promethium |
Doctoral advisor | Glenn Seaborg |
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