The Story
b. 1874
After studying at such prestigious schools as the University of Berlin, Germany and Cambridge, England, Laird received her PhD from the University of Toronto, Ontario in 1927. For 36 years, Laird served as the head of the physics department at Mount Holyoke University, Massachusetts. During this time she studied the properties of “soft” X-rays which occur in the electromagnetic spectrum between known x-rays and the extreme ultraviolet.
Sources: Who’s Who in Frontier Science, 1984
The Person
- Birthplace
- Owen Sound, Ontario
- Status
- Deceased
- Last Updated
- October 15, 2001
- Popularity
- 31690
Profile viewed 31690 times
Other scientists who may be of interest: