Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1906–1972): Two-photon effect on dermatology

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.