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Beginning in 1918, she worked for the [[United States Geological Survey]]. |
Beginning in 1918, she worked for the [[United States Geological Survey]]. |
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In 1942, she worked on the [[Manhattan Project]] in the Chemistry and Physics Section, under Roger C. Wells, on the analysis of [[uranium]] and of [[thorium]]. |
In 1942, she worked on the [[Manhattan Project]] in the Chemistry and Physics Section, under Roger C. Wells, on the analysis of [[uranium]] and of [[thorium]]. |
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<ref name="am">{{cite journal|url=http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM56/AM56_686.pdf|title=MEMORIAL OF Margaret D. Foster|journal=The American Minealogist|volume= 56|date=March April, 1971}}</ref> |
She retired in March 1965.<ref name="am">{{cite journal|url=http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM56/AM56_686.pdf|title=MEMORIAL OF Margaret D. Foster|journal=The American Minealogist|volume= 56|date=March April, 1971}}</ref> |
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She died at Holy Cross Hospital, [[Silver Spring, Maryland]].<ref name="am" /> |
She died at Holy Cross Hospital, [[Silver Spring, Maryland]].<ref name="am" /> |
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Margaret D. Foster | |
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| Born | March 4, 1895 |
| Died | November 5, 1970 (aged 75) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Illinois College |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | United States Geological Survey; Manhattan Project |
Margaret Dorothy Foster, (March 4, 1895-November, 5 1970) was an American chemist.
Life
She was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was James Edward Foster and mother was Minnie MacAuley Foster. She graduated from Illinois College, George Washington University and from American University, with a Ph.D. [1]
Beginning in 1918, she worked for the United States Geological Survey. In 1942, she worked on the Manhattan Project in the Chemistry and Physics Section, under Roger C. Wells, on the analysis of uranium and of thorium. She retired in March 1965.[1]
She died at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland.[1]
Works
- "The chemist at work. IX. The chemist in the water resources laboratory", Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 15, no. 5, 1938, DOI: 10.1021/ed015p228
References
- ^ a b c "MEMORIAL OF Margaret D. Foster" (PDF). The American Minealogist. 56. March April, 1971.
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