Meitner, Lise
(1878–1968),nuclear physicist. Meitner was born in Vienna on 7 November 1878 to a middle‐class family of Jewish heritage. Her early career coincided with the entry of women into higher education in modern German‐speaking Europe. After being educated by a private tutor—women were not allowed to attend the college‐preparatory high schools (... ...
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