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Hidden Powers - Lise Meitner's Call to Science (Paperback, Reprint)
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Hidden Powers - Lise Meitner's Call to Science (Paperback, Reprint)
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Loot Price R174
Discovery Miles 1 740
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From the acclaimed author of Finding Wonders and Grasping Mysteries
comes a gorgeously written biography in "deliberate, delicate
verse" (Kirkus Reviews) about the pioneering Jewish woman physicist
whose scientific prowess changed the course of World War II. At the
turn of the 20th century, Lise Meitner dreamed of becoming a
scientist. In her time, girls were not supposed to want careers,
much less ones in science. But Lise was smart-and determined. She
earned a PhD in physics, then became the first woman physics
professor at the University of Berlin. The work was thrilling, but
Nazi Germany was a dangerous place for a Jewish woman. When the
risks grew too great, Lise escaped to Sweden, where she continued
the experiments that she and her laboratory partner had worked on
for years. Her efforts led to the discovery of nuclear fission and
altered the course of history. Only Lise's partner, a man, received
the Nobel Prize for their findings, but this moving and accessible
biography shows how Lise's legacy endures.
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