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Louise Sherwood McDowell

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Physicist (1876-1966)

United StatesScientistsLived 1876 to 1966 · aged 89
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Louise Sherwood McDowell was an American physicist and educator. She spent most of her career as a professor of physics at Wellesley College and is best known for being one of the first female scientists to work at the United States Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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Wellesley College circa 1901Wellesley College circa 1901Pendleton Hall at Wellesley CollegePendleton Hall at Wellesley College

Awards 2

1915Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the American Physical Society

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William D’Arcy32.5Frank Hall Knowlton32.4Bancroft Gherardi Jr.32.5Amos Henry Worthen32.3Roland McMillan Harper32.5Lewis Ralph Jones32.2

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Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1966 · aged 89
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5 languages

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