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When and where was Maria Göppert-Mayer born?
June 28 1906 in Katowice
When and where did Maria Göppert-Mayer die?
20 February 1972, San Diego, California
What was she Nobel laureate in and why?
Physics, for proposing nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus
What was the name of ger father and what was he known for?
Friedrich Göppert,he discovered a new way of fighting meningitis(zapalenie opon mózgowych)
Where exactly was Maria born?
Katowice Młyńska 5
What was the name of her mother?
Maria neé Wolff
When did she move to Göttingen?
In 1910
Why did Maria move to Göttingen as a child?
Friedrich was appointed as the professor of pediatrics at the University of Göttingen
What was Frauenstadium?
A private high school runned by suffragettes that aimed to prepare girls to university
When did maria enter Frauenstadium?
In 1921
Wben did Maria enter the University of Göttingen?
In 1924
What did Maria study at first?
Mathematics
When did Maria do her doctoral thesis?
In 1930
What was her doctoral thesis about?
She worked out a theory of possible two-photon absorbtion
When did Maria get married?
19 January 1930
Who did Maria marry?
Joseph Edward Mayer
What were the names of her children?
Marie Ann, Peter Conrad
What happened in 1942?
Maria joined Manhattan project
What was published in 1950 by her?
Mathematical model for the structure of nuclear shells
What happened in 1965?
She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
How did she die?
In comatose(śpiączce) afer a hearth attack that stroke her previous year
