Sisters in science :
by Campbell, Olivia
Published by : Park Row Books (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Physical details: 384 pages illustrations ; 24 cm ISBN:9780778333388; 0778333388.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 500 - 599 | Book Cart | 530.09252 Cam (Browse shelf) | Available | 115400 |
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| 530.092 Ein Einstein | 530.092 Isa Einstein : His life and universe / | 530.092 Opp Oppenheimer the real story | 530.09252 Cam Sisters in science : | 530.1 Haw Black holes and baby universes and other essays | 530.11 And Principles of relativity physics | 530.11 Car The biggest ideas in the universe |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stucklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments. Their harrowing journey out of Germany became a life-and-death situation that required herculean efforts of friends and other prominent scientists. Lise fled to Sweden, where she made a groundbreaking discovery in nuclear physics, and the others fled to the United States, where they brought advanced physics to American universities. No matter their destination, each woman revolutionized the field of physics when all odds were stacked against them, galvanizing young women to do the same"--
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