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Harriet Brooks

(1876–1933) Physicist

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Harriet Brooks was a physicist.

Quick Facts About Harriet Brooks

Born
July 2, 1876
Died
April 17, 1933
Profession
Physicist

About Harriet Brooks

[Wikidata] Canadian nuclear physicist (1876–1933)... | [Wikipedia] Harriet Brooks was a Canadian nuclear physicist. She is most famous for her research in radioactivity. She discovered atomic recoil, and transmutation of elements in radioactive decay. Ernest Rutherford, who guided her graduate work, regarded her as comparable to Marie Curie in the calibre of her ap

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