π Maria Goeppert Mayer, Nobel physicist (1906)
Where: Katowice, Poland
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π On This Day: June 28
June 28, 1906: Maria Goeppert Mayer, Nobel physicist. Physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer was born on this day in 1906 in Kattowitz, now Katowice in Poland. She discovered that the particles inside an atom's nucleus are arranged in layers, or 'shells. ' For this she won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics, the second woman to do so after Marie Curie.
β¨ More events on this day
- 1841 π¨ The ballet Giselle premiered at the Paris Opera, and it is still one of the most often performed ballets in the world.
- 1859 π¨ The first dog show where dogs were judged on their looks was held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with pointers and setters competing.
- 1911 π The Nakhla meteorite, a rock blasted off Mars long ago, fell in Egypt, and scientists later found it showed signs that water once flowed on Mars.
π§ Question of the day
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
- Jane Goodall
- Marie Curie
- Sally Ride
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Answer: Marie Curie
π Landmarks that opened on June 28
Questions
What happened on June 28?
June 28, 1906: Maria Goeppert Mayer, Nobel physicist. It happened in Katowice, Poland.
Which landmarks opened on June 28?
Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest) (opened 2008).
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