American - Scientist | November 11, 1930 - February 20, 2017
Electrons are the carriers for electricity, but they are also carriers for thermal energy. This means thermal conductivity is increased when the carrier density is increased.
Mildred Dresselhaus
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If you don't have material, you don't have an experiment.
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The holy grail would be to turn a knob, and out comes the nanotube of the right diameter and chirality.
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We're all concerned about sustainable energy. If we could recycle waste heat to generate energy, we could use it for something useful.
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I behaved the way I was taught to behave: like a woman in the company of men. If you behaved aggressively in the company of men, they wouldn't accept you.
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Institutions are increasingly persuaded that political maneuvering is more important than scientific justification in securing federal funds.
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The main thread of my work is structure property relations and materials. If you have certain atoms, why do they attract each other? Why do they make compounds? Why do they do what they do?
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If I were not able anymore to come to the lab, that's retirement. Or if I had no more ideas of things. Every year, there's something new that comes along that's too exciting to quit.
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I learned to read music before I learned to read script.
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I want to try to do something for women in physics worldwide.
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People in academia and industry are not accustomed to people who have long lapses in their careers.
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Being a woman has helped my career more than it's hindered it.
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