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9781419758539: The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner
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ISBN 10 : 1419758535 ISBN 13 : 9781419758539
Editeur : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022

Synopsis

Bestselling author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fissionAs a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers.Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening anti-Semitism as well. Nevertheless, she persevered and one day made a discovery that rocked the world: the splitting of the atom. While her male lab partner was awarded a Nobel Prize for the achievement, the committee refused to give her any credit.Suddenly, the race to build the atomic bomb was onùalthough Meitner was horrified to be associated with such a weapon. ôA physicist who never lost her humanity,ö Meitner wanted only to figure out how the world works, and advocated for pacifism while others call

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À propos de l'auteur

Marissa Moss has written more than 70 children's books. She is the bestselling author/illustrator of the Amelia's Notebook series and illustrator of The Eye That Never Sleeps, America's Tea Parties, Barbed Wire Baseball, and Nurse, Soldier, Spy. Her awards include two California Book Awards, a Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Honor, an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, an ALA Notable, and the Cowan Writers' Prize. She lives in Berkeley, California.

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Bestselling author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fissionAs a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers.Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening anti-Semitism as well. Nevertheless, she persevered and one day made a discovery that rocked the world: the splitting of the atom. While her male lab partner was awarded a Nobel Prize for the achievement, the committee refused to give her any credit.Suddenly, the race to build the atomic bomb was onùalthough Meitner was horrified to be associated with such a weapon. ôA physicist who never lost her humanity,ö Meitner wanted only to figure out how the world works, and advocated for pacifism while others call

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Éditeur
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1419758535
ISBN 13 
9781419758539
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Moss Marissa
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
WordUnited GmbH
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