29 th October 2014
Since October twice a week on Monday and Friday I am in Katowice because I teach students. So I love walking and sightseeing there. Luckily last Monday the weather was perfect but sunny. While I was walking to University I have noticed a big photo of woman which was painted on one of Silesian University building. This photo presents Maria Goeppert Mayer.
| Maria Goeppert Born June 28, 1906 Kattowitz, German Empire (today Katowice, Poland) | |
| Died | February 20, 1972 (aged 65) San Diego, California, United States |
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| Citizenship | Germany United States |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Sarah Lawrence College Columbia University Los Alamos Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory University of California, San Diego |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Doctoral advisor | Max Born |
| Known for | Nuclear Shell Structure |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize for Physics (1963 |
It was decision to commemorate this wise woman who was Katowice born.
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| Park close to University. Greetings from sunny Upper Silesia |
It is a very nice mural. I just learnt that apparently our latest new trains are made in Katowice by I think the Alstom company.
ReplyDeleteAndrew, it is fantastic so it means we travel in completely different part of world using he same trams. Of course there is Alstom Konstal company which produces new types of trams. 10 km fro my home..
DeleteTrains, not trams.
Deletehow awesome to honor her!
ReplyDelete(to answer your question on why the hawk is called red-shouldered, the adults develop reddish-orange plumage on their shoulders and often across their chests, too.)
yes you are right. Thanks for you answer.
DeleteYou find the most interesting murals, and this one is a nice tribute to an obviously smart woman ahead of her time!
ReplyDeleteyes it is unusual..
DeleteIt is good to honour such a woman!
ReplyDeleteit is fair..
DeleteNice mural and that sky--not a cloud in it!
ReplyDeletethe weather this fall is sunny but it was cold
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