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Mildred Dresselhaus: The Queen of Carbon

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Mildred Dresselhaus, physicist dubbed ‘queen of carbon science,’ dies at 86.

By one estimate, she was the author or co-author of more than 1,700 publications and articles. She was the subject of this “what if” ad that imagined her as celebrated as modern-day sports figures.

She died last week.

 

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