Sisters in science : how four women physicists escaped Nazi Germany and made scientific history / Olivia Campbell.
"In the 1930s, Germany was a hotbed of scientific thought. But after the Nazis took power, Jewish and female citizens were forced out of their academic positions. Hedwig Kohn, Lise Meitner, Hertha Sponer, and Hildegard Stèucklen were eminent in their fields, but they had no choice but to flee due to their Jewish ancestry or anti-Nazi sentiments. Their harrowing journey out of Germany became a life-and-death situation that required herculean efforts of friends and other prominent scientists. Lise fled to Sweden, where she made a groundbreaking discovery in nuclear physics, and the others fled to the United States, where they brought advanced physics to American universities. No matter their destination, each woman revolutionized the field of physics when all odds were stacked against them, galvanizing young women to do the same."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780778333388
- ISBN: 0778333388
- Physical Description: 384 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Park Row Books, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [339]-346) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Women scientists encounter Nazism -- Escape and physics -- Flourishing or floundering in new lands. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 530.092 CAM (Text) | 36015000492294 | Adult New Nonfiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 530.092 CAM (Text) | 36015000492351 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/06/2025 |
