Lise Meitner

Lise Meitner (1878-1968)

Lise Meitner dedicated her life to the study of nuclear fission and is its co-discoverer. However, her important role was not recognized when her collaborator Otto Hahn received the Nobel Prize for his work on fission.

"I am not important: Why is everybody making such a fuss over me?" (Meitner)

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