Ruth Lewin Sime: 2 books
Einstein's Wife
The Real Story of Mileva Einstein-Maric
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2019
Was Einstein's first wife his uncredited coauthor, unpaid assistant, or his unacknowledged helpmeet? The real “Mileva Story.”
Albert Einstein's first wife, Mileva Einstein-Maric, was forgotten for decades. When a trove of correspondence between them beginning in their student days was discovered...
Lise Meitner
A Life in Physics
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 1996
Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was a pioneer of nuclear physics and co-discoverer, with Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, of nuclear fission. Braving the sexism of the scientific world, she joined the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry and became a prominent member of the international physics...