Hidden Powers
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Hidden Powers

Lise Meitner's Call to Science

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eBook - ePub

Hidden Powers

Lise Meitner's Call to Science

About this book

From the acclaimed author of Finding Wonders and Grasping Mysteries comes a gorgeously written biography in "deliberate, delicate verse" ( Kirkus Reviews ) about the pioneering Jewish woman physicist whose scientific prowess changed the course of World War II. At the turn of the 20th century, Lise Meitner dreamed of becoming a scientist. In her time, girls were not supposed to want careers, much less ones in science. But Lise was smart—and determined. She earned a PhD in physics, then became the first woman physics professor at the University of Berlin. The work was thrilling, but Nazi Germany was a dangerous place for a Jewish woman. When the risks grew too great, Lise escaped to Sweden, where she continued the experiments that she and her laboratory partner had worked on for years. Her efforts led to the discovery of nuclear fission and altered the course of history.Only Lise's partner, a man, received the Nobel Prize for their findings, but this moving and accessible biography shows how Lise's legacy endures.

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Information

Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781665902526
Print ISBN
9781665902519

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. 1. The Longest Day
  5. 2. Lessons in Astonishment
  6. 3. Embroidery
  7. 4. The Tall Door
  8. 5. Vocabulary
  9. 6. Wrong Answers
  10. 7. The Edges of Wonder
  11. 8. Without Boundaries
  12. 9. Two Candles
  13. 10. The Street
  14. 11. Saved
  15. 12. Broken Promise
  16. 13. Fourteen
  17. 14. The Knife
  18. 15. The Birthday Present
  19. 16. The Café
  20. 17. One
  21. 18. What Can Change
  22. 19. Laws
  23. 20. The Chance
  24. 21. Light Within Stones
  25. 22. Intermission
  26. 23. One Note
  27. 24. The Calling
  28. 25. Sorry
  29. 26. Eight Ways
  30. 27. The Motion of Light
  31. 28. The Path
  32. 29. The Exception
  33. 30. A Friend
  34. 31. Sidewalks and Stairs
  35. 32. Rules
  36. 33. The Greenhouse
  37. 34. Names
  38. 35. Hidden
  39. 36. The Front of the Room
  40. 37. A Pitcher of Cream
  41. 38. The Whole Picture
  42. 39. Three Green Plates
  43. 40. Tag
  44. 41. Snapdragons
  45. 42. Shadows
  46. 43. Names of Birds
  47. 44. Doors
  48. 45. Shine
  49. 46. Belonging
  50. 47. Abracadabra
  51. 48. Marching
  52. 49. Borders
  53. 50. Birds and Monuments
  54. 51. Do Not Touch
  55. 52. Doors and Curtains
  56. 53. Between Battles
  57. 54. Geraniums
  58. 55. Grace and Interruptions
  59. 56. The Green Hat
  60. 57. Trio
  61. 58. The River
  62. 59. The Eraser
  63. 60. The Back of a Painting
  64. 61. Frau Professor Meitner
  65. 62. Spinning
  66. 63. The Promise
  67. 64. Bees
  68. 65. More Than One
  69. 66. The Stand
  70. 67. Seeds
  71. 68. October Evening
  72. 69. Sugar Cookies and Newspapers
  73. 70. A New Year
  74. 71. Together
  75. 72. Inheritance
  76. 73. Matter and Energy
  77. 74. Grandmothers
  78. 75. Boy on a Bicycle
  79. 76. The Rope
  80. 77. The Plea
  81. 78. Warnings
  82. 79. Smoke
  83. 80. Colored Pencils
  84. 81. Dessert
  85. 82. In the Rose Garden
  86. 83. Quiet
  87. 84. Trust
  88. 85. Haven
  89. 86. The Passport
  90. 87. Rain
  91. 88. The Garden Shed
  92. 89. The Peach-Colored House
  93. 90. Singing
  94. 91. The Old Green Hat
  95. 92. Alone
  96. 93. Grateful
  97. 94. Dusk
  98. 95. What’s Coming
  99. 96. Sleepless
  100. 97. Unsaid
  101. 98. Stopping the Music
  102. 99. Address Unknown
  103. 100. A Kind of Faith
  104. 101. Drops of Water
  105. 102. Train Tickets and Cake
  106. 103. Sisters
  107. 104. What Matters
  108. 105. Elsewhere
  109. 106. Paper Lies
  110. 107. Thorns
  111. 108. The Other Side of the Door
  112. 109. Green Leaves
  113. 110. If
  114. 111. The Corner
  115. 112. The Gold Ring
  116. 113. The Falling Sky
  117. 114. Crossing
  118. 115. The Lost Sea
  119. 116. Harbor
  120. 117. The Weight
  121. 118. Two Sides of the Medal
  122. 119. The Night of Broken Glass
  123. 120. Crystal Chandeliers
  124. 121. Snow
  125. 122. Disappearing
  126. 123. An Old Song
  127. 124. Land and Sea
  128. 125. Butter and Gold
  129. 126. A New Calling
  130. 127. Shelter
  131. 128. Invitation
  132. 129. Yellow Tulips
  133. 130. More Smoke
  134. 131. All the Names
  135. 132. News of the World
  136. 133. Edges of Words
  137. 134. Another Country
  138. 135. Truth
  139. 136. Humanitarians
  140. 137. The Memory of Songs
  141. 138. Hands
  142. 139. The New Myth
  143. 140. A Table for Two
  144. 141. Gray, White, and Blue
  145. 142. White as Snow
  146. 143. Old Friend
  147. 144. A New Home
  148. 145. The Edge of the Woods
  149. A Note from the Author
  150. Timeline
  151. Friends and Colleagues
  152. About the Author
  153. Bibliography
  154. Copyright