Lise Meitner

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Lise Meitner is a great example for women in science. Meitner grew up and went to a university in Vienna where she was the 2nd women to graduate in physics. Vienna wouldn't offer her a lab because she was a women so she moved to Berlin. Berlin gave her a workshop for a lab. She was also the first female professor in Physics in Germany. During World War One, she was an x-ray nurse-technician and discovery the element protactinium. During World War Two, she lost all her positions and her lab because she was jewish. She had to move to Sweden to escape the Nazi's. She was offer to join the Manhattan Project but decline because she didn't want to be part of group that was responsible for building a bomb (thought it was unmoral). 

I think what makes Lise Meitner contribution to Berlin and to the World so important is that she was an example that women deserve a role in science. She also shows that you don't have to lose your humanity to achieve greatness. She discover a new element and was the first person to discover nuclear fission.  She was nominated 49 times for a Nobel Prize in physics and chemistry but never won. Her husband, Otto Hans, won a Nobel Prize for nuclear fissure which they discover together but she was cut from the prize. That shows that women's works were overlooked but their male partner. Meitner is proof that a women can bring a new perspective to science. She showed that you shouldn't change your values and don't let your accomplishment cloud your judgement. Like what I said above, she didn't want to contribute to building a bomb because she saw it as inhumane. 

I don't think Lise Meitner is commemorated well for what she accomplishment. She does have a statue in front of the Humboldt University of Berlin and at the university of Vienna. The element Meitnerium is named after her. She has so many awards like Women of the year, Enrico Fermi Award, Max Planck Medal and many more from her contribution to physic and chemistry. She is also praised by Albert Einstein (wikipedia). Even with all her achievements and awards, she isn't well known every where. I think she deserve to be taught in school for her achievements. She has does so much for women in science and it would be great to be taught of another women to who contribute so much to science.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Meitner#Awards_and_honours

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