Maria Goeppert Mayer

By ccallan

  • Birth Date

    Maria Goeppert was born in Kattowitz, Germany to Maria and Friedrich Goeppert.

  • A New Step and a Tragic Time

    Maria joined Max Born's physics seminar, however her father Friedrich Goeppert dies.

  • Marriage

    Maria Goeppert marries Joe Mayer: Joe accepts an associate professorship in chemistry at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland: Maria works as a translator of German correspondence.

  • U.S Citizen

    Maria Mayer becomes an offical U.S.A citizen,

  • Marianne Mayer

    The Mayers had their first child Marianne Mayer.

  • Peter Mayer

    The Mayers have their second child Peter Mayer.

  • Statistical Mechanics

    Maria co-authored the book "Statistical Mechanics."

  • Professor Maria

    Maria becomes an associate professor at the University of Chicago.

  • Publishes Paper

    Maria publishes a paper in Physical Review.

  • Another Novel

    Maria Mayer co-authors "Elementry Theory of Nuclear Shell Strcture,"

  • An Amazing Event

    Maria Goeppert Mayer is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. She was very amazed and proud.

  • Maria's Death

    Maria died at the age of 65. She was an insparation to all and helped make the atomic bomb,