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MILDRED S. DRESSELHAUS
Pages 80-85

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... Her youth was marked by very limited financial resources, requiring her and her older brother Irving to start working at a young age to help support the family. One of her early jobs was tutoring a special education child, and the experience was key to Millie's discovery of her passion for working with students and helping them understand complex concepts.
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From page 82...
... In math and science she's second to none." She went on to receive her AB in liberal arts from Hunter College of the City University of New York (1951) , where she took a class with Rosalyn Yalow, the future Nobel Prize winner, who became a lifelong mentor and encouraged her to become a physicist.
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From page 83...
... In 1998 Millie accelerated carbon nanotube research again with her discovery of individul SWNT Raman spectroscopy. This technique revolutionized understanding of how individual molecules can be probed macroscopically and enabled breakthroughs in fields as diverse as catalyst research, DNA hybridization, and single molecule sensors.
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From page 84...
... And in 1973 she received a Carnegie Foundation grant supporting her efforts to encourage women to enter traditionally maledominated fields like physics and engineering. For a number of years she also led an MIT seminar in engineering for first-year undergraduate students; originally designed to build the confidence of female students, it drew a large audience of both men and women.
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From page 85...
... Her eminent contributions and persistent endeavors to the benefit of the scientific community, her deep care for her students and colleagues, and her dedicated service to her country and beyond will leave an enduring impact on generations to come. She is greatly missed.
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