Harriet Brooks

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Canada
gptkbp:born July 2, 1876
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution discovery of the first evidence of the existence of the neutron
gptkbp:died April 17, 1933
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:field nuclear physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harriet Brooks
gptkbp:influenced future generations of female scientists
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Marie_Curie
gptkbp:involved scientific community
gptkbp:knownFor work on radioactivity
gptkbp:legacy pioneering role for women in physics
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:C._H._Townes
gptkbp:occupation academic
gptkbp:researchAreas radioactive decay
gptkbp:researchFocus nuclear reactions
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:William_A._Brooks