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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 52 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Credits |
Directed by Wolf Von Truchsess. |
Cast |
Katherine Lange, Estelle Hebert, Malte Tonissen. |
Summary |
To historians, physicist Lise Meitner deserves to be placed with Einstein, Heisenberg, and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. As the documentary's central conflict evolves between a modern woman and a society that sees family as her only mission, it exposes Meitner's achievements as a scientist and as a pioneer of feminism. This extraordinary film tells the story of a pacifist who, through her beloved work, creates the foundation for the deadliest weapon of all time. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Subject |
Meitner, Lise, 1878-1968.
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Physicists -- Germany -- Biography.
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Women physicists -- Germany -- Biography.
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Nuclear fission.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Truchsess von Wetzhausen, Wolf, film director, film producer.
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Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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Music No. |
MWT12279022 |
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