nuclear physicists

"As a female Jewish physicist in Berlin during the early 20th century, Lise Meitner had to fight for an education, a job, and equal treatment in her field, like having her name listed on her own research papers. Meitner made . . . strides in the study of radiation, but when Hitler came to power in Germany, she suddenly had to face not only sexism, but also life-threatening anti-Semitism as well. Nevertheless, she persevered and one day made a discovery that rocked the world: the splitting of the atom. While her male lab partner was awarded a Nobel Prize for the achievement, the committee refused to give her any credit. Suddenly, the race to build the atomic bomb was on--although Meitner was horrified to be associated with such a weapon. 'A physicist who never lost her humanity,' Meitner wanted only to figure out how the world works, and advocated for pacifism while others called for war"--Provided by publisher.

"When Wu Chien Shiung was born in China 100 years ago, girls did not attend school. But her parents named their daughter "Courageous Hero" and encouraged her love of science. This biography follows Wu as she battles sexism at home and racism in the United States of America to become what Newsweek magazine called the "Queen of Physics" for her work on how atoms split"--Provided by publisher.

"[Shares the story of] Robert Oppenheimer--father of the atomic bomb--as told by seven fictional characters"--Provided by publisher.

"A portrait of physicist and innovator Enrico Fermi assesses his pivotal role in achieving a nuclear chain reaction and shares insights into his complex personality, family ties, and relationships with the Italian Fascist Party and the Manhattan Project."--OCLC.

Presents an introduction to matter, the elements of the periodic table, atoms, electrons, reactions and bonding, and radioactivity.

In an effort to hide scientific research on the atomic bomb from the Third Reich, Gabi Mueller, a Swiss woman working for the Office of Strategic Services, must risk her life to "courier" a German scientist out of enemy territory in 1944.

The author, a theoretical physicist, relates the story of his personal search to find the connections between nature's basic laws and the complexity and diversity of the natural world.

Several months after their adventures in Antarctica, Blake and Mortimer are back in England. Still somewhat shaken after his ordeal, the professor is ordered by his doctor to get some rest. In typical Mortimer fashion, he decides to spend his holidays in Africa{u2026} looking for a lost civilisation! Accompanied by Nastasia Wardynska and an old flame of his, he begins tracking down a culture that is older than any ever recorded{u2014}but someone is dogging their every step{u2026}.

A biography of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission, the basis of nuclear power and the atom bomb.

Profiles specific physicists, explores their scientific discoveries with a focus on the process and inspiration involved, and points out how these discoveries have changed the world forever.