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Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)
Person human Q29573
Mildred Dresselhaus
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[46]
Date of birth
November 11, 1930
Date of death
February 20, 2017
Place of birth
The Bronx, Brooklyn[8]
Place of death
Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge[9]
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
physicist, engineer, university teacher
Employer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18]
Field of work
physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, nanotechnology[14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Harvard University, University of Chicago, Cornell University, Hunter College, Hunter College High School, Radcliffe College[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Award received
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science, Harold Pender Award, Oersted Medal, Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, IEEE Medal of Honor, National Medal of Science, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom, doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Weizmann Women & Science Award, Vannevar Bush Award, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award, IEEE Founders Medal, Enrico Fermi Award, Women in Technology Hall of Fame, Heinz Award, Von Hippel Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics, honorary doctor of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Carbon Medal, Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach, honorary doctor of ETH Zürich, ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences, IEEE Founders Medal[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
Spouse
Gene Dresselhaus, Frederick Reif[11][12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Academic degree
professor[47]
Birth name
Mildred Spiewak
Family name
Dresselhaus[48]
Given name
Mildred[49]
Interested in
nanotechnology
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Engineering, Graduate Women in Science, American Philosophical Society[40][41][42][43][44][45]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/MIT
Oral history at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Place of burial
Mount Auburn Cemetery[10]
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Student
Gregory Timp[25]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Dresselhaus en M. Spiewak en M. S. Dresselhaus en Millie Dresselhaus en Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus en Mildred Spiewak en Mildred S. Dresselhaus en Mildred Dresselhaus en M. Dresselhaus ar ميلدريد دريسلهوس cs Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus cs Mildred Dresselhaus cs Mildred Dresselhausová cs Mildred S. Dresselhaus cs Mildred Spiewak da Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus de Millie Dresselhaus de Mildred S. Dresselhaus de Mildred Spiewak de Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus
🔖 Identifiers · 52
ISNI
0000000120174209
VIAF cluster ID
163009665
Library of Congress authority ID
n83040167
GND ID
13388371X
Academic Tree ID
101203
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13486950d
CONOR.SI ID
128299107, 145342819
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12123336
CiNii Research ID
1140282266627887744
Cyprus University of Technology ID
29436
Show all 52 identifiers +40
DBLP author ID
131/1835
DDB person (GND) ID
13388371X
FAST ID
110472
Find a Grave memorial ID
176683296
Freebase ID
/m/04kdf_
Geni.com profile ID
6000000049910112866
Google Scholar author ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4799710
IdRef ID
035689870
KBR person ID
14778634
Libraries Australia ID
36266932
Libris-URI
pm147hc71jg9nxh
LittleSis people ID
158069
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01089382
NL CR AUT ID
ntk2011638832
NLA Trove people ID
1239435
NLP ID
a0000003212714
NUKAT ID
n93128334
National Academy of Engineering member ID
29468
National Academy of Sciences member ID
56206
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID
mildred-dresselhaus
National Library of Israel ID (old)
003956926
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007445414705171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202349986
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810690493305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069329524
Obálky knih ID
ntk2011638832
Physics History Network ID
11507001
Prabook ID
815926
Quora topic ID
Mildred-Dresselhaus
RERO ID (legacy)
A003190742, A006266283
SBN author ID
UBOV501865
SELIBR ID
277327
SHARE Catalogue author ID
67058, 46399
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1159277
Wellcome Collection concept ID
d3ynwekj
WikiTree person ID
Spiewak-9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwtkdG9yPJY4MCV9Y6R8C
Yale LUX ID
person/aff2971a-9f59-47be-917f-e6f08269021c
ZbMATH author ID
spiewak-dresselhaus.mildred

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🔗 Connections
Award received 25
Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Medal of Science, Enrico Fermi Award, L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science, IEEE Medal of Honor, Oersted Medal, Benjamin Franklin Medal, Vannevar Bush Award +17 more
Member of 6
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Engineering, Graduate Women in Science
Educated at 5
Harvard University, Cornell University, University of Chicago, Hunter College, Radcliffe College
Field of work 4
physics, nanotechnology, electrical engineering, applied physics
Occupation 3
engineer, physicist, university teacher
Place of birth 2
Brooklyn, The Bronx
Academic degree 1
professor
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Employer 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Given name 1
Mildred
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
nanotechnology
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Mildred Dresselhaus Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials
Oral history at 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Place of burial 1
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Place of death 1
Cambridge
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← Winner 1
IEEE Medal of Honor
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Summary

Mildred Dresselhaus was born on November 11, 1930[1], in The Bronx[2]. She died on February 20, 2017[3], in Mount Auburn Hospital[4]. She worked as a physicist[5], engineer[6], and university teacher[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Mildred Dresselhaus include Mildred Dresselhaus Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials[50], an award[51], founded in 2023[52].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Mildred Dresselhaus include Mildred Dresselhaus Prize in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials[50], an award[51], founded in 2023[52].

FAQs

Where was Mildred Dresselhaus born?

Mildred Dresselhaus was born in The Bronx[2].

Where did Mildred Dresselhaus die?

Mildred Dresselhaus died in Mount Auburn Hospital[4].

Who was Mildred Dresselhaus married to?

Mildred Dresselhaus's spouses include Gene Dresselhaus[11] and Frederick Reif[12].

What did Mildred Dresselhaus do for work?

Mildred Dresselhaus worked as a physicist[5], engineer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Mildred Dresselhaus go to school?

Mildred Dresselhaus was educated at Harvard University[19], University of Chicago[20], Cornell University[21], and Hunter College[22].

What awards did Mildred Dresselhaus receive?

Honors received include Kavli Prize in Nanoscience[26], L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science[27], Harold Pender Award[28], and Oersted Medal[29].

Related Entities

electrical engineering Hunter College Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries physics United States

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  45. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . news.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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