Sameera Moussa | |
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| Born | Sameera Moussa Aly March 3, 1917 |
| Died | August 15, 1952 (aged 35) |
| Resting place | Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Other names | Mother of Atomic Energy |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Known for | Atoms for Peace |
| Awards | Order of Sciences and Arts |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear Physics |
| Institutions | Cairo University |
Sameera Moussa or Samira Musa Aly (Egyptian Arabic: سميرة موسى) (March 3, 1917 – August 15, 1952) was an Egyptian atomic scientist and physicist, she is the first female Egyptian nuclear physicist.[1] Moussa held a doctorate in atomic radiation.
She hoped her work would one day lead to affordable medical treatments and the peaceful use of atomic energy. She organized the Atomic Energy for Peace Conference and sponsored a call that set an international conference under the banner "Atoms for Peace." She was the first woman to work at Cairo University.[2][3]
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- ^ "Dr. Sameera Moussa was a nuclear scientist and proponent of the peaceful use of atomic energy". AWIS. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Honoring the Life of Sameera Moussa: Egypt's First Female Nuclear Scientist (1917-52)". CSA Reviving Community. Retrieved 2024-06-07.