Helen Megaw
Irish X-ray crystallographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Helen Dick Megaw (1 June 1907 – 26 February 2002)[1] was an Irish crystallographer who was a pioneer in X-ray crystallography.[2] She made measurements of the cell dimensions of ice and established the Perovskite crystal structure.
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Helen Megaw | |
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Born | (1907-06-01)1 June 1907 |
Died | 26 February 2002(2002-02-26) (aged 94) |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast, Girton College, Cambridge |
Known for | Crystallographer who determined the structure of ice crystals and the Perovskite crystal structure. |
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Awards | The Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America. Megaw Island and the mineral Megawite (CaSnO3) are named after her. |
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Fields | Crystallography |
Doctoral advisor | J. D. Bernal |
Doctoral students | Robert E. Newnham Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar |
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