For Just the Third Time in 117 Years, a Woman Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics

By JACEY FORTIN Science https://ift.tt/2Rk39L1
Nobel Prizes, Physics, Women and Girls, Laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) Donna Strickland did pioneering work with lasers and shared the award with two men on Tuesday. She is the first woman to receive the award in 55 years.