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Sheril Kirshenbaum

Very pleased to see NYT acknowledge Lise Meitner.

Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission & newly translated letters show she was barred from sharing credit for the Nobel Prize-winning discovery because she was Jewish & a woman. nytimes.com/2023/10/02/science #science #history #HistoryRemix

The New York TimesLise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel PrizeBy Katrina Miller
ahimsa

@Sheril The "Lost Women of Science" podcast just did a 2 part episode about her, part of their "Lost Women of the Manhattan Project" series.

(transcripts available)

Part 1: lostwomenofscience.org/season-

Part 2: lostwomenofscience.org/season-

www.lostwomenofscience.orgWhy Did Lise Meitner Never Receive the Nobel Prize for Splitting the Atom?New translations of Meitner’s letters show that antisemitism before and after World War II robbed Meitner of the 1944 Nobel Prize that went to her long-time collaborator chemist Otto Hahn.
#Science#History#Women
Oct 02, 2023, 07:41 PM·Public·Web
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