2 Quotes & Sayings By Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus
Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus was born in Chicago. In 1930, she married architect Robert A. Dresselhaus, who went on to become a world-renowned innovator in the field of structural engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois and her Master's degree in mathematics from Columbia University
During her career, she worked at Bell Labs, Siemens Corporation, and Argonne National Laboratory, where she also taught at the University of Illinois. She has published more than 60 papers on topics ranging from computational physics to theoretical physics and has authored six books. Her work has enabled us to better understand the properties of carbon nanotubes and nanowires and helped lead to the development of new materials.
Professor Dresselhaus also conducted research at the Argonne National Laboratory.