Mildred Dresselhaus

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Mildred Dresselhaus (Spiewak)

Also Known As: "Millie"
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Birthplace: United States
Death: February 20, 2017 (86)
United States
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Daughter of Meyer Spiewak and Ethel Spiewak
Wife of Gene Dresselhaus
Mother of Private; Private; Private and Private User
Sister of Irving Spiewak and Private

Occupation: Physicist
Managed by: Eli Salomon
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About Mildred Dresselhaus

Mildred Dresselhaus (née Spiewak; November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017), known as the "queen of carbon science", was the first female Institute Professor and professor emerita of physics and electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dresselhaus won numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, the Enrico Fermi Award and the Vannevar Bush Award.

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Mildred Dresselhaus's Timeline

1930
November 11, 1930
United States
2017
February 20, 2017
Age 86
United States