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Lise, Atomphysikerin: Die Lebensgeschichte der Lise Meitner
Lise Atomphysikerin Die Lebensgeschichte der Lise Meitner Author:Charlotte Kerner Lise Meitner, born in Vienna in 1878, lived a life that even today is unusual for a woman.? The "hoehere Tochter" became a passionate physicist and a fervent supporter of women's rights.? The National Socialists drove Meitner, a Jew, from Berlin in 1938, shortly before Otto Hahn discovered nuclear fission.? Her colleague of many years w... more »on the Nobel prize for this world-changing discovery, while Lise's contributions were largely forgotten.? Many know Lise Meitner only as "assistant" of Otto Hahn.? Albert Einstein called her "our Madame Curie".? During the Second World War, Meitner refused offers to come to the US to work on the Manhattan Project, and throughout her life she advocated for the peaceful use of atomic energy.? In her biography, Charlotte Kerner has incorporated many of Meitners previously unpublished letters.« less