Her work was key to a landmark experiment. She was credited in a footnote.

By The Washington Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-09-05 11:23:30 | Updated at 2026-10-01 21:10:37 3 weeks ago

Mary Tsingou Menzel, who has died at 97, played a central role in a Los Alamos physics experiment. A half-century later, she finally got her due.

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