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Isabella Karle
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American physical chemist (1921–2017)
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Isabella Helen Karle (1921–2017) was an American chemist and crystallographer. Born in Detroit, she worked as a university teacher and physical chemist at the University of Michigan, where she also earned her Doctor of Philosophy. Her professional interests centered on crystallography, a field in which she made significant contributions. She participated in the Manhattan Project and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.
Karle received several prestigious honors, including the National Medal of Science, the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science, and the Gregori Aminoff Prize. She was also inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. She was married to Jerome Karle and spoke English. Karle died of natural causes in Alexandria in 2017.
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It sits within the topics 1921 births, 2017 deaths and Achievement Award Recipients of the Society of Women Engineers.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helen
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Alexandria
- Spouse
- Jerome Karle
- Occupation
- biophysicist
- Educated at
- University of Michigan
- Employer
- University of Michigan
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- Manhattan Project
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Field of work
- crystallography
- Image
- Isabella-karle-nrl-2009.jpg
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- Commons category
- Isabella Karle
- date of birth
- 1921-12-02
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- date of death
- 2017-10-03
- birth name
- Isabella Helen
- interested in
- crystallography
- manner of death
- natural causes
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