Esther Conwell
Esther Conwell · Science & Medicine
Physicist of electron transport in semiconductors and DNA; National Medal of Science (2009)
1922, New York City, United States — 2014, Rochester, New York, United States
United States
Esther Conwell is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physicist of electron transport in semiconductors and DNA; National Medal of Science (2009)
Conwell was a physicist and chemist whose Conwell–Weisskopf theory explained how electrons move through semiconductors, underpinning modern electronics; she later studied charge transport in DNA and received the National Medal of Science in 2009. She was born in New York City and was among the few elected to three US national academies. The public biographies reviewed here do not document her religious background; she appears in Jinfo's listing of Jewish recipients of the National Medal of Science.
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Physicist of electron transport in semiconductors and DNA; National Medal of Science (2009)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
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