1963 Press Photo Dr.Geoppert-Mayer, first American woman Physics Nobel winner

Dr. Maria Geoppert-Mayer, Nobel Prize winning University of California professor, chats with King Gustav VI Adolf at gala dinner in honor of Nobel Prize winners in Stockholm tonight. Swedish monarch presented the awards. Dr. Geoppert-Mayer, 57, is the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics. She was co-winner with Dr. Eugene Wigner of Princeton University.

Photo is dated 1963.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.