Still, the recommendation for this book remains 10 and up due to the heavy subject matter. Moss' comic-like illustrations throughout will help children of any age grasp the magnitude of her contribution. Meitner was deeply disturbed that her discovery was being used to build nuclear weapons and spent her later years as an advocate for pacifism. Still, while her male lab partner was awarded a Nobel Prize for the discovery, she was given no credit. Meitner's discovery of splitting the atom would change the course of history forever, spurning the race to build the first nuclear bomb. Still, when Hitler came to power, it wasn't just sexism: now, she was facing life-threatening anti-Semitism.
A female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Meitner had already faced a fair share of sexism as a scientist. Pirate Queens Author Leigh Lewis Format Hardcover Language English Topic Biography & Autobiography / Women, Earth Sciences / Geography, Pirates, Poetry / General Publication Year 2022 Genre Science, Juvenile Nonfiction Number of Pages 64 Pages Dimensions Item Length 10.2in Item Height 0.4in Item Width 7.9in Item Weight 14. Never heard of her? When you read her remarkable story, you'll wonder why. The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitnerįrom author-illustrator Marissa Moss, this illustrated chapter book details the mostly forgotten story of Lise Meitner, the scientist who discovered nuclear fission.
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