Lost Women of Science

Part 1: Why Did Lise Meitner Never Receive the Nobel Prize for Splitting the Atom?

Sep 7, 2023
Physicist Lise Meitner was not awarded the Nobel Prize for splitting the atom. In this episode, we dive into her letters revealing her discovery of nuclear fission and her fraught relationship with collaborator Otto Hahn.
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