Pauline Gracia Beery Mack | |
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Born | Norborne, Missouri, U.S. | December 19, 1891
Died | October 22, 1974 Denton, Texas, U.S. | (aged 82)
Alma mater | Missouri State University, Columbia University, Pennsylvania State University |
Known for | Work on nutrition, calcium, and bone density |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | Pennsylvania State University, Texas Woman's University |
Pauline Gracia Beery Mack (December 19, 1891 – October 22, 1974) was an American chemist, home economist, and college administrator. Her research in calcium, nutrition, radiation, and bone density began during the 1930s, and culminated in work for NASA when she was in her seventies.[1]