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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.

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