A Scientist Politician
German chancellor Angela Merkel has a Ph.D. in quantum chemistry.
A handful of countries handled COVID19 well, compared to their peers.
One of them in Germany.
How did they do it?
German Chancellor Angela Markel is a Quantum Scientist.
Angela was best in Math in her class, could speak Russian fluently.
She graduated from high school with the highest rank, Arbitur grade 1.0.
She started a higher-ed journey majoring in Physics.
After MS, she worked at the Institute of Physical Chemistry in Berlin.
During her tenure there, she obtained a Ph.D. in Quantum Chemistry.
But ‘The Iron Lady’ had something more in her mind than research.
She got involved in politics during post-Ph.D. research.
The fall of the Berlin wall was a perfect opportunity for her.
She joined the Democratic Awakening party & got elected from Bundestag during the 1990 federal election.
The rest was history.
She gradually climbed the ladder of success to become Chancellor in 2005.
This scientist’s analytical thinking & well-informed decisions helped Germany avoid COVID disaster compared to other EU peers.
