And then there were three: finally, another woman awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics
- Written by Celine Boehm, Head of School for Physics, University of Sydney
Three, only three, is the number of women who have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics in the 117-year history of the prize.
Donna Strickland, aged 59 and an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, in Canada, is the female academic who this year was awarded the holy grail recognition for her major contribution to physics. She shares...
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