Paul E. Teschan (1923- ), Watson Davis (1896-1967), and Marina Prajmovsky (1924-1974), 1942

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-4099]

Creator: Davis, Fremont 1915-1977

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1942

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-4099

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Summary

The winners of the first Science Talent Search competition, Paul E. Teschan (1923- ) and Marina Prajmovsky (1924-1974), are shown with Science Service director, Watson Davis (1896-1967). Prajmovsky had immigrated to the United States from Finland when she was four, and her essay on ''Chemical Death to Infection'' won the competition that year. Prajmovsky used her $2,400 scholarship to attend Radcliffe College. After graduation, she conducted research on eye diseases at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York and also worked for the Navy.

Subject

  • Teschan, Paul E. 1923-
  • Davis, Watson 1896-1967
  • Prajmovsky, Marina 1924-1974
  • Science Service

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2009-4099

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1942

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Topic

  • Women scientists
  • Science fairs

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2009-4099]

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