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Lise Meitner

In Our Time

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Breaking Barriers in Nuclear Science

This chapter examines the influential journey of physicist Lise Meitner during a transformative period in nuclear science, focusing on her achievements amid societal constraints faced by women. It highlights her groundbreaking work on nuclear fission and the collaborative efforts with Otto Hahn, which reshaped the understanding of radioactivity. The narrative illustrates the important intersection of chemistry and physics and emphasizes the challenges Meitner overcame in a male-dominated field.

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