Why the ‘Mother of the Atomic Bomb’ 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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