Lise Meitner
丽泽·迈特纳
The Physicist Who Explained Nuclear Fission
“Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration.”
“科学使人无私地追求真理和客观性；它教人以惊奇和赞叹接受现实。”
— From her writings and lectures
Biography
Lise Meitner was an Austrian-Swedish physicist who provided the first theoretical explanation of nuclear fission. After fleeing Nazi Germany in 1938, she correctly interpreted the results of experiments by her longtime collaborator Otto Hahn, recognizing that the uranium nucleus had been split. Despite being nominated for the Nobel Prize 49 times, she was excluded from the 1944 Chemistry Nobel — a decision Einstein called 'unjust.' Element 109, meitnerium, is named in her honor.
丽泽·迈特纳是一位奥地利裔瑞典物理学家，她提供了核裂变的第一个理论解释。1938年逃离纳粹德国后，她正确解读了长期合作者奥托·哈恩的实验结果，认识到铀核已被分裂。尽管被诺贝尔奖提名49次，她却被排除在1944年的诺贝尔化学奖之外——爱因斯坦称这一决定'不公正'。第109号元素鿏以她的名字命名。
Key Achievements
Provided first theoretical explanation of nuclear fission
提供了核裂变的第一个理论解释
Nominated for Nobel Prize 49 times
被诺贝尔奖提名49次
Element 109 (meitnerium) named in her honor
第109号元素以她的名字命名
References & Citations
- Wikipedia: Lise Meitner — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Meitner
- Sime, Ruth Lewin. Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics. Univ of California Press, 1996.
