Historical FigureFemale
Leona Woods
1919 – 1986
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLeona Harriet Woods, later known as Leona Woods Marshall and Leona Woods Marshall Libby, was an American physicist who helped build the first nuclear reactor and the first atomic bomb.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
August 9, 1919
La Grange
Date of death
November 10, 1986
Santa Monica
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
nuclear physicistwriterphysicistuniversity teacherchemist
Awards & honours
Fellow of the American Physical Society
- Field and occupation
- americká jaderná fyzička
Other notable figures named Leóna
Get inspired by other figures bearing this name across history and modern times.
