women physicists

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women physicists

Lise Meitner

pioneer of nuclear fission
2002
Chronicles the life of scientist Lise Meitner and explains how she discovered the theories and factors behind nuclear fission.

The nitrogen murder

a periodic table mystery
2005
Retired physicist Gloria Lamerino and her fiance, homicide detective Matt Gennaro, are pulled into another mystery when the groom at a friend's wedding disappears along with some top-secret research on nitrogen.

Lise Meitner and the dawn of the Nuclear Age

1999
Chronicles the life of physicist Lise Meitner, focusing on the impact her discovery of nuclear fission had on the Nuclear Age and discussing why she was not awarded the Nobel Prize for her momentous discovery.

Lise Meitner

a life in physics
1996
Biography of scientist Lise Meitner, focusing on the major role she played in the discovery of nuclear fission, an accomplishment she received no credit for after she fled Nazi Germany and her co-discoverer Otto Hahn kept the credit and the Nobel Prize for himself.

The oxygen murder

a periodic table mystery
2006
Gloria Lamerino and her husband, homicide detective Matt Gennaro, plan to enjoy a relaxing vacation in New York City, but their plans are ruined when they stumble upon a murder and must find the killer before it is too late.

Marie Curie

mother of modern physics
2009
A biography of Marie Curie, whose discovery of radium changed science and the world, and describes her childhood, education, and the hardships she faced in her professional life.

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