Physicist, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient. She was the daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants whose pioneering research into the thermal and electrical properties of carbon earned her the nickname “Queen of Carbon". She also received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience in 2012, the National Medal of Science, the IEEE Medal of Honor, the highest award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Her research laid the foundation to the field of nanoscience, in which matter is manipulated at an atomic and molecular level. She was associated with MIT for over 60 years.
Physicist, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient. She was the daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants whose pioneering research into the thermal and electrical properties of carbon earned her the nickname “Queen of Carbon". She also received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience in 2012, the National Medal of Science, the IEEE Medal of Honor, the highest award of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Her research laid the foundation to the field of nanoscience, in which matter is manipulated at an atomic and molecular level. She was associated with MIT for over 60 years.
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Dresselhaus
Mildred
Cherished Wife, Mother
Grandmother
Physicist & MIT Professor
Queen of Carbon
Nov. 11, 1930 - Feb. 20, 2017
Gene
Son of Annabelle & Carl Hamilton
Beloved Husband, Father
Grandfather & Brother
Physicist & Honored Scientist
Mentor to Generations
Nov. 7, 1929 Sept 29 2021
An improbable life, well shared
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