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Maria Goeppert Mayer was born in Kattowitz, Germany on June 8, 1906.
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In 1924 Maria was admitted into the University of Gottingen which had few women students.
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In 1927 Maria changed her major to developments of atomic physics and the new quantum mechanics.
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On January 19, 1930 Maria marries Joseph E. Mayer.
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Shortly after Maria finishes her Phd and her thesis is considered a fundamental contribution to quantom mechanics.
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In 1933 Maria became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
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In 1937 Maria and her husband Joseph began to work on a textbook about statistical mechanics, which describe to behavior of molecules.
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In 1946 Maria was made an associate professior at the University of Chicago.
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Beginning in 1947 Maria worked with Edward Teller on a theory of the origin of the chemical elements.
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In 1950 a german researcher, Hans D. Jensen and Maria met together and worked on a book called "Elementry theory of nuclear shell structure."
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In 1955 Maria and Hans Jensen's book becomes published
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On Febuary 20, 1972 Maria Goepppert Mayer sadly passes away taking with her, her knowledge and smart brain with her.