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“I love physics with all my heart ... It is a kind of personal love, as one has for a person to whom one is grateful for many things.”

Quote by Lise Meitner

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Lise Meitner was a pioneering physicist known for her work in nuclear physics. Born on November 7, 1878, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, she passed away on October 27, 1968, in Cambridge, England. Meitner was a key figure in the discovery of nuclear fission, although she was not recognized with a Nobel Prize for this achievement. She was a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics and played a significant role in the development of modern physics. more

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