Ruth Lewin Sime
Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520208605
- author:
- Ruth Lewin Sime
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1997
- Pages:
- 526
- Dimensions:
- 15.24 x 3.56 x 22.61 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, General, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics This biography tells the story of Lise Meitner, a trailblazing physicist who defied sexism and adversity to make groundbreaking contributions to nuclear physics. Her remarkable life is marked by both scientific triumphs and personal struggles. Meitner's journey took her from her Jewish heritage to the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry, where she became an integral part of the international physics community. However, her career was severely impacted when she fled Nazi Germany in 1938, and her work with Otto Hahn on nuclear fission was unfairly attributed to him. Ruth Sime's absorbing account provides a nuanced exploration of Meitner's life, shedding light on both the scientific progress and personal injustices that defined her extraordinary story.
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