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bibliobrandie's review
5.0
Biography of female Jewish physicist Lise Meitner. There is so much history explored in this short bio. Meitner experienced sexism, antisemitism, personal betrayal, and many other obstacles of being Jewish in Hitler’s Germany. End material includes author’s note, timeline, glossary, biographical profiles.
dannb's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Another brilliant scientist set aside in her lifetime because of her gender and world politics
moiracs's review
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Quickest biography ever. Very interesting and easy to get through. Happy to have learned about this woman!
kris_tea516's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Book 23 of 52 for 2024
Fantastic! I absolutely loved this book. I’ve studied a lot of physics, specifically atomic & nuclear physics but I had never (to my recollection) heard of Lise Meitner. Having heard her story, it’s shocking because she was amazing but also not surprising since she was a Jewish woman in a time where women were often not even allowed to attend college much less be acknowledged for world changing discoveries.
Fantastic! I absolutely loved this book. I’ve studied a lot of physics, specifically atomic & nuclear physics but I had never (to my recollection) heard of Lise Meitner. Having heard her story, it’s shocking because she was amazing but also not surprising since she was a Jewish woman in a time where women were often not even allowed to attend college much less be acknowledged for world changing discoveries.
librariandest's review
4.0
After I was about halfway through this I chuckled every time the author mentioned that chemist Otto Hahn didn't really understand physics and needed Lise Meitner to interpret results for him. It gets mentioned over and over again. Like, we get it!
It's widely accepted now that Hahn took too much credit for the discovery of nuclear fission (among other achievements) and that he allowed Meitner's contributions to go unacknowledged. Boo Hahn! Yay Meitner!
It's widely accepted now that Hahn took too much credit for the discovery of nuclear fission (among other achievements) and that he allowed Meitner's contributions to go unacknowledged. Boo Hahn! Yay Meitner!
shorereader's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5