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When and where was Maria Göppert-Mayer born?

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June 28 1906 in Katowice

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When and where did Maria Göppert-Mayer die?

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20 February 1972, San Diego, California

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What was she Nobel laureate in and why?

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Physics, for proposing nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus

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What was the name of ger father and what was he known for?

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Friedrich Göppert,he discovered a new way of fighting meningitis(zapalenie opon mózgowych)

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Where exactly was Maria born?

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Katowice Młyńska 5

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What was the name of her mother?

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Maria neé Wolff

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When did she move to Göttingen?

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In 1910

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Why did Maria move to Göttingen as a child?

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Friedrich was appointed as the professor of pediatrics at the University of Göttingen

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What was Frauenstadium?

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A private high school runned by suffragettes that aimed to prepare girls to university

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When did maria enter Frauenstadium?

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In 1921

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Wben did Maria enter the University of Göttingen?

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In 1924

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What did Maria study at first?

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Mathematics

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When did Maria do her doctoral thesis?

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In 1930

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What was her doctoral thesis about?

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She worked out a theory of possible two-photon absorbtion

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When did Maria get married?

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19 January 1930

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Who did Maria marry?

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Joseph Edward Mayer

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What were the names of her children?

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Marie Ann, Peter Conrad

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What happened in 1942?

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Maria joined Manhattan project

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What was published in 1950 by her?

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Mathematical model for the structure of nuclear shells

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What happened in 1965?

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She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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How did she die?

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In comatose(śpiączce) afer a hearth attack that stroke her previous year

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