Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (California Studies in the

Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (California Studies in the History of Science)

Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. Braving the sexism of the scientific world, she joined the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry and became a prominent member of the international physics community. Of Jewish origin, Meitner fled Nazi Germany for Stockholm in 1938 and later moved to Cambridge, England. Her career was shattered when she fled Germany, and her scientific reputation was damaged when Hahn took full creditâ€”and the 1944 Nobel Prizeâ€”for the work they had done together on nuclear fission. Ruth Sime's absorbing book is the definitive biography of Lise Meitner, the story of a brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century.

Country	USA
Author	Ruth Lewin Sime
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520918993
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	565
PublicationDate	1996-03-10
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	1996-03-10
Studio	University of California Press

Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (California Studies in the History of Science)