Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics
by Sime, Ruth Lewin
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0520089065
- ISBN 13
- 9780520089068
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
University of California Press, 1996 8vo (23.5 cm), XIII, 526 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). A captivating biography that illuminates the remarkable life and scientific contributions of Lise Meitner, a pioneering physicist of the 20th century. Ruth Lewin Sime delves into the personal and professional journey of Lise Meitner, from her early days as a student in Vienna to her collaborations with Otto Hahn and the discovery of nuclear fission. Sime highlights Meitner's perseverance in a field dominated by men and her significant contributions to the understanding of atomic physics. Through meticulous research and interviews,the book unveils the challenges and triumphs that Meitner faced as a Jewish woman in science, including her escape from Nazi Germany and her struggles for recognition and equality in a male-dominated scientific community.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008286
- Title
- Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics
- Author
- Sime, Ruth Lewin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0520089065
- ISBN 13
- 9780520089068
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1996
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
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