The Path to Nuclear Fission The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto ... - VEA
The Path to Nuclear Fission The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto ... - VEA
The Path to Nuclear Fission The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto ... - VEA
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Path</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Fission</strong> – <strong>The</strong> S<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lise</strong> <strong>Meitner</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ot<strong>to</strong> Hahn<br />
19. What happens <strong>to</strong> Jewish scientists in 1933? What about <strong>Meitner</strong>? Why was she reluctant <strong>to</strong> leave<br />
Germany? How was her pr<strong>of</strong>essional life restricted?<br />
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20. Retrospectively, how did she feel about her decision <strong>to</strong> stay?<br />
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21. Whose work led <strong>to</strong> <strong>Meitner</strong> establishing the Uranium project? How long did she work on these<br />
elusive new elements?<br />
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22. What event changed her future in Germany? What consequence did the event have for her<br />
personally?<br />
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23. What was the German government’s reason for not giving <strong>Meitner</strong> a passport?<br />
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