Uranium atom. The energy released contributes to the discovery of
the atom bomb. She ended her research then and there because she didn't want to research such an evil thing.
Lise Meitner was born in Vienna, Austria in 1868. She was Jewish. She attended the University of Vienna and was
the second woman to receive a Ph.D. in science. Lise studied radio activity and had one of the first experiments
that showed Alpha rays were slightly deflected when passing through matter. She discovered protactinium in 1917.
She worked with Otto Hahn from 1934-1938 and was able to simplify Gamma and Beta rays when she had to leave Nazi
Germany. After she left she made a huge discovery. Lise came up with a mathematical theory for splitting a
Uranium atom. The energy released contributes to the discovery of
the atom bomb. She ended her research then and there because she didn't want to research such an evil thing.
