Canada’s First Woman Nuclear Physicist, Harriet Brooks, 1876-1933

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Title
Canada’s First Woman Nuclear Physicist, Harriet Brooks, 1876-1933
Abstract
The McGill-educated Brooks taught mathematics and physics at the university before moving on to Columbia University in 1905. While at McGill, she became one of the first members of the research group directed by noted physicist Ernest Rutherford. Brooks published several papers on radioactivity during this period.
Book Title
Despite the Odds: Essays on Canadian Women and Science
Place
Montreal
Publisher
Véhicule Press
Date
1990
Pages
195-203
Language
en
Citation
Rayner-Canham, M. F. “Canada’s First Woman Nuclear Physicist, Harriet Brooks, 1876-1933.” In Despite the Odds: Essays on Canadian Women and Science, edited by Marianne Gosztonyi Ainley, 195–203. Montreal: Véhicule Press, 1990.
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