Woman from Canada wins Nobel prize in Physics

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WATERLOO, ON - OCTOBER 02: Professor Dr. Donna Strickland poses for a portrait following a news conference at the University of Waterloo to field questions about her shared Nobel Prize in Physics, October 2, 2018 in Waterloo, Canada. Strickland won for her work on ultrashort lasers. The other two recipients were laser physicists Arthur Ashkin and Gérard Mourou. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)
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A woman from Canada, Donna Strickland is the third woman to win a Nobel prize in Physics after a long period of 55 years.

WATERLOO, ON РOCTOBER 02: Professor Dr. Donna Strickland poses for a portrait following a news conference at the University of Waterloo to field questions about her shared Nobel Prize in Physics, October 2, 2018 in Waterloo, Canada. Strickland won for her work on ultrashort lasers. The other two recipients were laser physicists Arthur Ashkin and Gérard Mourou. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images)

The other two women who won the award earlier were Marie Curie in 1903 and Maria Goeppert Mayer in 1963. Dr. Donna Strickland is based in the University of Waterloo in Canada. This win comes after a physicist gave an offensive lecture at Geneva where he commented that “physics was built for men” and that male scientists are being discriminated against.

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