Katsuko Saruhashi
Japanese geochemist
Katsuko Saruhashi was a Japanese geochemist who created tools that let her take some of the first measurements of carbon dioxide levels in seawater. She later showed evidence of the dangers of radioactive fallout and how far it can travel. Wikipedia
Born: March 22, 1920, Tokyo, Japan
Died: September 29, 2007 (age 87 years), Tokyo, Japan
Education: University of Tokyo (1957), Imperial Women’s College of Science (1943), and Toho University Omori Campus
Nationality: Japanese