Meitner

American

[mahyt-ner] / ˈmaɪt nər /

noun

Lise 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.

Meitner British

/ ˈmaitnər /

noun

Lise (ˈliːzə). 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist. With Hahn, she discovered protactinium (1918), and they demonstrated with F. Strassmann the fission of uranium

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Meitner Scientific

/ mīt′nər /

Austrian-born Swedish physicist who contributed to the first theories of nuclear fission. Her contributions to the field of nuclear physics led to the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear energy.

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Lise Meitner, the Austrian-born physicist, was a longtime collaborator of Otto Hahn, who won the Nobel Prize in 1946.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2023

He's very conscious of the fact that Meitner would, is very likely to have this stolen from her.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

And it's why the physicists at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute were furious when they found out he was still sending his experiments to Meitner.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

Putting together Hahn and Strassman’s lab work with Meitner and Frisch’s explanation presented extraordinary possibilities.

From Scientific American • Sep. 14, 2023

Hahn wrote to Meitner at her new office in Sweden, describing the strange results of his experiment.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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