The New York Times: Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel Prize

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Lise Meitner, the 'Atomic Pioneer' Who Never Won a Nobel Prize

Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.

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