SCIENCE · The New York Times
Mathematician Who Waited 50 Years for Proper Credit for Her Work Has Died
Published: 2026-10-10T09:00:32.000Z · 3-Minute Executive Summary
Mary Tsingou Menzel, a computer programmer and mathematician at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, has passed away. She spent decades awaiting proper recognition for her professional contributions. Her early computational work laid foundational groundwork that eventually helped establish chaos theory and advanced various scientific disciplines.
Why It Matters: Her computational work at Los Alamos laid critical groundwork for the development of chaos theory.