Lise Meitner: A Life In Physics

Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. This book tells the story of this brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century.

• | By (Author): Ruth Lewin Sime
• | Series: California Studies in the History of Science
• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 27, 1997
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 540 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780520208605