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Born
Lise Meitner, was born on November 7, 1878 in Vienna, Austria, before the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father was Philipp Meitner, a very important lawyer, 7 brothers, some of whom nothing is known. She was raised in a Jewish family. -
Studies
He joined the University of Vienna in 1901 and became a doctor 6 years later in Berlin. He continued his studies in classes offered by Max Planck, a mathematical physicist who formulated the theory of quantum physics, -
First Investigations
Together with his colleague Otto Hahn he discovered protactinium in 1918, the protactinium is element 91, one of the rarest and most unstable elements of the whole periodic table and its symbol is: Pa, that even after 100 years of its discovery There is still no specific use for this element. He discovered in collaboration with Hahn the existence of various radioactive isotopes, was in contact with the Even in his exile and investigated about the natural disintegration. -
A honorable woman
Became the first woman in Germany to hold a full professorship in Physics, at the University of Berlin -
Profession
He taught classes at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute and the University of Berlin in 1926 until 1933 -
Challenges
When the holocaust began, she was already 60 years old, although that did not prevent her from moving forward.
After several years started the War made its greatest discovery and collaboration, formulated the explanation of nuclear fission, could not perform the nuclear fission test for the exile in which it was. -
Troubles
With the arrival of Hitle, had to convert to Christianity and be in exile in Switzerland, where he had to flee after Adolf Hitler took power in Germany in 1938 because with the arrival of World War II appeared the holocaust. -
A Important Discovery
After several years started the War made its greatest discovery and collaboration, formulated the explanation of nuclear fission, could not perform the nuclear fission test for the exile in which it was, no doubt it was his merit to make comprehensible and useful the observations of Otto Hahn. -
Behind the Investigation
Meitner and Frisch published a paper in "Nature" that explained the physics behind nuclear fission. -
Cientifics
Had several offers from some scientists to go to their countries and continue their investigations there but rejected Bohr thinking it was better to spend his exile in Switzerland. -
Not recognize
Otto Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on nuclear fission while Meitner was snubbed. -
Nuclear Fission
When they offered her to be part of the "Project Manhattan" rejected his offer since he never agreed whit the project. However, he could understand the chain reaction when the bomb exploted. -
After the War
After the war she moved to Cambrige. -
A Medal.
Received in the Max Planck Medal. -
An Award
Received the Enrico Fermi Award jointly with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann. -
Death
She died on Cambridge at ninety years of age, in 1968, due to natural causes, they complied with her request and was buried in Bramley (Hampshire) with her brother Walter, who died in 1964. His nephew Otto Frisch was the one who composed the inscription on his tombstone, "Lise Meitner: a physicist who never lost his humanity". -
Recognition
One of the most honorable recognitions was that in her name they dedicated an element of the periodic table that is Meitnerio: Mt