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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.
Lise Meitner's 4,689 Weeks
Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones
Key Milestones
Became one of the first women to earn a doctoral degree in physics from the University of Vienna
Moved to Berlin and began her long collaboration with chemist Otto Hahn
Co-discovered the element protactinium with Otto Hahn
Fled Nazi Germany to Sweden as a Jewish Austrian
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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