Hamilton, Janet Lise Meitner: Pioneer of Nuclear Fission.

The Book Report | September 1, 2002| | Copyright

2002. 128pp. $20.95 lb. Enslow Publishers, Inc. 0-7660-1756-7. Grades 6-8

Janet Hamilton not only tells the story of a little-known scientist who was never fully acknowledged during her lifetime, but also instructs young readers in the basics of atomic structure, radiation, and radioactivity. Lise Meitner's triumph and survival of being female in a male dominated profession and being Jewish in Nazi Europe makes for valuable reading that transcends the world of science. Although both the text and writing style are aimed at elementary ...

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