Inge Lehmann (1888-1993) |
Discovered the inner core of the earth. |
| Pioneered study of the physics of surface films. |
Agnes Pockels (1862-1935) |
Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale (1903-1971) |
" ... a profound influence on the development of X-ray crystallography and
related fields in chemistry and physics. Very few have made so many important advances in so many
different directions." Found the planar hexagonal structure of benzene. |
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