1999 2001

What Happened This Year 2000

All Events 89 Births 185 Deaths 361

People Who Died in 2000

Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau

Chemical engineer and reactor designer

Born

October 27th, 1910 115 years ago

Died

2000 26 years ago — 90 years old

Contributions included significant advancements in chemical engineering, particularly in the design and operation of industrial reactors. Played a pivotal role in the development of the first commercial-scale production of penicillin during World War II. Worked on various projects at Brookhaven National Laboratory, enhancing methods in reactor engineering.