Vera Kistiakowsky | |
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.jpg) Vera Kistiakowsky (1981) | |
| Born | September 9, 1928 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 2021 (aged 93) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| 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 |
Vera Kistiakowsky (September 9, 1928 – December 11, 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.
- ^ Oakes, Elizabeth H. (2007). Encyclopedia of World Scientists (Revised ed.). Infobase Publishing. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-4381-1882-6.
- ^ "Vera Kistiakowsky (b. 1928) Physicist". Cambridge Women's Heritage Project. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2020.