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Berta Karlik

Berta Karlik
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Berta Karlik was an Austrian physicist. She worked for the University of Vienna, eventually becoming the first female professor at the institution. While working with Ernst Foyn, she published a paper on the radioactivity of seawater.

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Who was born first?

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  1. Berta Karlik (this page)January 14, 1904 – February 4, 1990
  2. Hans Albert EinsteinMay 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973
  3. J. Robert OppenheimerApril 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967
  4. Kenneth BainbridgeJuly 27, 1904 – July 14, 1996
  5. Louis NéelNovember 22, 1904 – November 17, 2000
  6. Wendell Meredith StanleyAugust 16, 1904 – June 15, 1971

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