Taimi Toffer Anderson (1937- ), 1956

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Object Details

Creator
Science Service
Subject
Anderson, Taimi Toffer 1937-
Summary
In 1956, Taimi Toffer Anderson (1937- ), a senior at Allentown High School, Allentown, Pennsylvania, won the girls' physical sciences division at the National Science Fair. Her project focused on how electricity can be used to trace protein molecules. Her sister, Kristina Toffer, won in the same division the following year. Taimi, born in Estonia, immigrated to the United States in 1952, and later became a landscape gardener.
Cite as
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2010-0105
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
1956
Local number
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2010-0105]
Restrictions & Rights
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Copyright Not Evaluated
Type
Black-and-white photographs
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Topic
Science fairs
Women scientists
Record ID
siris_arc_287592
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0

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