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Lise Meitner's Life in Weeks

Austrian-Swedish physicist who was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission. Despite her crucial contribution, she was overlooked for the Nobel Prize, which was awarded solely to her collaborator Otto Hahn.

1878–1968 Austrian-Swedish Physicist 4,689 weeks (90 years)

Lise Meitner's 4,689 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,689
Total Weeks
32,823
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
90
Years

Key Milestones

Age 23 · Week ~1,196

Became one of the first women to earn a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Vienna

Age 28 · Week ~1,456

Moved to Berlin and began her long collaboration with chemist Otto Hahn

Age 39 · Week ~2,028

Co-discovered the element protactinium with Otto Hahn

Age 60 · Week ~3,120

Fled Nazi Germany to Sweden as a Jewish Austrian

Age 60 · Week ~3,120

Provided the theoretical framework explaining nuclear fission

Legacy

Provided the first theoretical explanation of nuclear fission, a discovery that transformed physics and had profound implications for energy and warfare in the 20th century.

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