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Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (Volume 11)
Sime, Ruth Lewin Lewin
Published by University of California Press, 1997
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Synopsis: 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 credit―and the 1944 Nobel Prize―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.
From the Publisher: Awards won for this title include: Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize, History of Science Society 1998; Silver Medal for nonfiction, Commonwealth Club of California 1997; Finalist, PEN Center USA West 1997; Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award; Best Books List, Library Journal 1996
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Title: Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics (Volume 11)
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: very good