Mildred Dresselhaus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1930

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Date of Death: 20-Feb-2017

Profession: engineer, physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mildred Dresselhaus (née Spiewak; November 11, 1930 – February 20, 2017), known as the "queen of carbon science", was an Institute Professor and Professor Emerita of physics and electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dresselhaus won numerous awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science, the Enrico Fermi Award and the Vannevar Bush Award.