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Hidden powers : Lise Meitner's call to science /

A biographical novel in verse about Lise Meitner, an Austrian Jew and physics professor in Nazi Germany who escaped to Sweden and whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission. Includes author's note and timeline.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Atkins, Jeannine, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Meitner, Lise, > 1878-1968 > Juvenile fiction.
Physicists > Juvenile fiction.
Women physicists > Juvenile fiction.
Novels in verse.
Meitner, Lise, > 1878-1968 > Fiction.
Physicists > Fiction.
Women scientists > Fiction.
Physiciens > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women.
JUVENILE FICTION / Biographical / Europe.
Meitner, Lise, > 1878-1968.
Physicists.
Women physicists.
Meitner, Lise, > 1878-1968 > Juvenile fiction
Women physicists > Juvenile fiction
Jewish women in the Holocaust > Germany > Juvenile fiction
Jewish refugees > Sweden > Juvenile fiction
Biographical fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Juvenile works.
American fiction
Biographical fiction
Romans en vers.
Description
Summary:A biographical novel in verse about Lise Meitner, an Austrian Jew and physics professor in Nazi Germany who escaped to Sweden and whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission. Includes author's note and timeline.
Physical Description:277 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:Ages 10 and up.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781665902502
1665902507