Harriet Brooks Scientist

Harriet Brooks (July 2, 1876 – April 17, 1933) was the first Canadian woman nuclear physicist. She is most famous for her research on nuclear transmutations and radioactivity. Ernest Rutherford, who guided her graduate work, regarded her as being next to Marie Curie in the calibre of her aptitude.

Personal facts

Harriet Brooks
Birth dateJuly 02, 1876
Birth place
Ontario , Exeter Ontario
Nationality
Canadians
Date of deathApril 17, 1933
Place of death
Montreal , Quebec
Education
McGill University
Known for
Atomic recoil

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academic advisor
Field of study
Nuclear physics

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  2. http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/Brooks,_Harriet@842580299.html
  3. http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/about/hallfame/u_i31_e.cfm