Name
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Lise Meitner
Physicist
1878 - 1968
1. Why was it difficult for Lise Meitner to attend the University
in Vienna?
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2. How was she treated differently from the men at the University
of Berlin?
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3, Tell how she was overlooked by the Nobel Prize committee.
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4, Why do you think there was so much discrimination against
women during the time Meitner lived?
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5. What did Meitner prove with her accomplishments?
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6. How did other scientists build on her discoveries?
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Biography at gardenofpraise.com