Sameera Moussa
3 March 1917 – 5 August 1952
Sameera Moussa was an Egyptian nuclear physicist and the first Egyptian woman to hold a doctorate in atomic radiation. She taught at Cairo University and campaigned for the peaceful use of atomic energy, organising a conference in Cairo on the subject. She died in a road accident in California in 1952 while visiting the United States on a research scholarship.
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Life events
Born in the village of Senbo in the Nile Delta.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe family relocated so that she could continue her schooling in the capital.
Completed a bachelor's degree with first-class honours.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame one of the first women to hold an academic post in the university's science faculty.
Became the first Egyptian woman to hold a doctorate in the field.
Convened scientists to discuss the civilian and medical uses of atomic energy.
Went to study atomic research facilities in the United States, including in California.
Killed when the car she was travelling in went off the road; she was 35.
Source: en.wikipedia.org