title: Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906–1972): two-photon effect on dermatology.
abstract: Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906–1972) created the theoretic basis for investigations using the double-photon effect. She was also involved in work on the Manhattan Project for the development of the atomic bomb. In 1963, she received the Nobel Prize in physics for her discoveries concerning nuclear shell structure. Her theoretic results on double-photon absorption are directly used today in dermatology in nonlinear microscopy, multiphoton tomography, and photodynamic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan City Hospital, ul. Szwajcarska 3, 61-285 Poznań, Poland. ae.grzybowski@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grzybowski
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pietrzak
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D036641:Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton / Q000266:history; D009613:Nobel Prize; D017785:Photons / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010825:Physics / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy