Sisters in science : how four women physicists escaped Nazi Germany and made scientific history /

In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer and Hildegard Stücklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to th...

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Main Author:	Campbell, Olivia (Journalist) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : Park Row Books, [2024].
Subjects:	Kohn, Hedwig, > 1887-1964. Meitner, Lise, > 1878-1968. Sponer, Hertha, > 1895-1968. Stücklen, Hildegard. Women physicists > Biography. Women scientists > Biography. Women in physics. Women in science. HISTORY / Women. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.