Katharine Burr Blodgett
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 45 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 10,1898 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Schenectady |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 12,1979 |
| Died | Schenectady |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Relatives | Katharine Blodgett Gebbie |
| niece | |
| Academic advisor | Irving Langmuir |
| Job | Inventor |
| Physicist | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Bryn Mawr College | |
| Newnham College, University of Cambridge | |
| Awards | Garvan–Olin Medal |
| Known for | Surface chemistry; Anti-reflective coating; Langmuir–Blodgett film; Langmuir–Blodgett trough |
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| ID | 532110 |
Katharine Burr Blodgett Life story
Katharine Burr Blodgett was an American physicist and chemist known for her work on surface chemistry, in particular her invention of "invisible" or nonreflective glass while working at General Electric. She was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge, in 1926.
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