分裂原子的女人：莉丝·梅特纳的生活

畅销书作家、插图画家玛丽莎·莫斯讲述了发现核裂变的物理学家利斯·梅特纳的扣人心弦的故事
作为20世纪初柏林的一名犹太女物理学家，莉斯·梅特纳不得不在自己的领域里为教育、工作和平等待遇而奋斗，就像把自己的名字写在自己的研究论文上一样。
梅特纳在辐射研究方面取得了突破性进展，但当希特勒在德国掌权时，她突然不仅要面对性别歧视，还要面对威胁生命的反犹太主义。然而，她坚持了下来，有一天，她发现了一个震撼世界的发现：原子的分裂。虽然她的男性实验室合作伙伴因这一成就获得了诺贝尔奖，但委员会拒绝给她任何荣誉。
突然间，制造原子弹的竞赛开始了——尽管梅特纳对与这种武器有关感到震惊。梅特纳是一位从未失去人性的物理学家，她只想弄清世界是如何运转的，她倡导和平主义，而其他人则呼吁战争。
这本书包括后记、作者笔记、时间线、精选物理学术语、提及的科学家词汇表、尾注、精选书目、索引，以及玛丽莎·莫斯的著名画作。《分裂原子的女人》展现了梅特纳的激情、正直，以及她毕生的奋斗，让她对物理学的贡献得到认可。
The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner
Bestselling author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of Lise Meitner, the physicist who discovered nuclear fission
As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers.
Meitner made groundbreaking strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening anti-Semitism as well. Nevertheless, she persevered and one day made a discovery that rocked the world: the splitting of the atom. While her male lab partner was awarded a Nobel Prize for the achievement, the committee refused to give her any credit.
Suddenly, the race to build the atomic bomb was onâalthough Meitner was horrified to be associated with such a weapon. âA physicist who never lost her humanity,â Meitner wanted only to figure out how the world works, and advocated for pacifism while others called for war.
The book includes an afterword, author’s note, timeline, select terms of physics, glossary of scientists mentioned, endnotes, select bibliography, index, and Marissa Mossâs celebrated drawings throughout. The Woman Who Split the Atom is a fascinating look at Meitnerâs fierce passion, integrity, and her lifelong struggle to have her contributions to physics recognized.

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