Movie Description

Lise Meitner - Die Mutter der Atombombe

(2013)

Overview

To historians, physicist Lose Neither deserves to be placed on a par 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. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleLise Meitner - Die Mutter der Atombombe

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2013-02-02

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 52m

Production CompaniesWestend Film & TV,ZDF,ARTE

Genres

  • Documentary
  • History