Lise Meitner A Life in Physics

Sime, Ruth Lewin

ISBN 10: 0520089065 / ISBN 13: 9780520089068

Published by University of California Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA, 1996

About this Item

Maroon cloth spine over darker colored boards with lettering on spine. The covers are a bit worn and scuffed and the tail and head of the text block are somewhat stained and soiled. The contents are tight and clean. The dust jacket is in better condition, bright and clean. ; Copyright information - dated 1996, the number line begins with "1", volume 13 of the California Studies in the History of Science series and is identified as a Centennial Book. Includes a 20 page section of black and white photos, and an extensive appendix. This biography not only details the development of atomic and nuclear physics during the 20th century but also the prejudice and injustices suffered by women scientists during this period. ; Black and white photos; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xiii, 526 pages pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lise Meitner A Life in Physics
• Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles, CA
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520089065
• ISBN 13: 9780520089068
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. Braving the sexism of the scientific world, she joined the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry and became a prominent member of the international physics community. Of Jewish origin, Meitner fled Nazi Germany for Stockholm in 1938 and later moved to Cambridge, England. Her career was shattered when she fled Germany, and her scientific reputation was damaged when Hahn took full credit―and the 1944 Nobel Prize―for the work they had done together on nuclear fission. Ruth Sime's absorbing book is the definitive biography of Lise Meitner, the story of a brilliant woman whose extraordinary life illustrates not only the dramatic scientific progress but also the injustice and destruction that have marked the twentieth century.

About the Author

Ruth Lewin Sime is an American author, educator and scientific researcher, best known for publishing works on history of science. She co-wrote and narrated a BBC-TV program on Lise Meitner, A Gift From Heaven, which was named one of the best science programs of the year by The Royal Society in 1992.