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A review by rikkibeth_reads
The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner by Marissa Moss
4.0
3.5 stars.
The story of Lise Meitner is one of absolute interest and highly encouraged. What an incredibly interesting woman and life story. A Physicist ahead of her time, a pioneer of a woman in STEM, and a strong Jewish woman. Like many biographies, it is chronological and easily understandably. There are many names of other scientists, some of them known and some I learned along the way.
Much like the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, this story is important and lovely. Yet, this book is not written with any finesse. Quite simple and straight forward. And sometimes a bit irritating as there should be more depth to the author's writing. But all in all, a short but lovely read!
The story of Lise Meitner is one of absolute interest and highly encouraged. What an incredibly interesting woman and life story. A Physicist ahead of her time, a pioneer of a woman in STEM, and a strong Jewish woman. Like many biographies, it is chronological and easily understandably. There are many names of other scientists, some of them known and some I learned along the way.
Much like the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, this story is important and lovely. Yet, this book is not written with any finesse. Quite simple and straight forward. And sometimes a bit irritating as there should be more depth to the author's writing. But all in all, a short but lovely read!