Lisa Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb
To historians, physicist Lose Neither deserves to be placed on a par with Einstein, Heisenberg, and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s, on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.
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Lisa Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 2, 2013
Runtime
0h 52m
Genres
Documentary, History
User Score
80%
Original Title
Lise Meitner - Die Mutter der Atombombe
Production Companies
Westend Film & TV, ZDF, ARTE
Director
Wolf von Truchsess
Description
To historians, physicist Lose Neither deserves to be placed on a par with Einstein, Heisenberg, and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s, on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.