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SorellaLaBefana

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Tue Feb 11, 2025, 07:25 AM Feb 11

Women's Work

Women in Science: A Gallery of 10 Trailblazing Minds

You have probably heard about the great Marie Curie, but how many women scientists could you list to your friends beyond her? Let’s discover 10 formidable women in science who have revolutionized the world. Tales of determination and the quest for a better world...

[The photo above is of] Lise Meitner, born in 1878, was a physicist who made groundbreaking contributions to nuclear physics. Her most notable discovery was the explanation of nuclear fission. Together with Otto Hahn, she elucidated the process by which atomic nuclei could split, crafting the foundation of nuclear energy and subsequent advancements in atomic physics.

Meitner's exclusion from the Nobel Prize for the discovery of nuclear fission remains a point of controversy. However, her contributions to the field were widely recognized, and she received numerous awards and honors later in her life...

https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/women-in-science/


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