The Path to Nuclear Fission: The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn (2006) [N/A]
Featuring:
Linda Hunt
Written by:
Michele Zackheim
Directed by:
Rosemarie Reed
Release Date:
January 1, 2006
Original Title:
The Path to Nuclear Fission: The Story of Lise Meitner and Otto Hahn
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
National Science Foundation
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant
Production Countries:
Germany | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
A story about the life and turbulent times of Lisa Meitner and Otto Hahn, two exceptional scientists whose remarkable collaboration culminated in the discovery of nuclear fission, the division of the atom that changed the future. The show traces the development of nuclear science in the first half of the twentieth century, Meitner's early struggle for education and her quest to gain a foothold in the world of male-dominated physics, Hahn's initial research and independent discoveries, the collaborative discovery of the two scientists, as co-discoverers and the award of the Nobel Prize only to Hahn.
The Path to Nuclear Fission is about a brilliant Jewish woman, Lise Meitner. In 1907, Meitner came to Berlin as a shy physics student from Vienna, and met the worldly Otto Hahn. They became close friends and colleagues, and they would make scientific history when they discovered nuclear fission in 1938. It was a discovery that lead to the invention of the atomic bomb, much to the horror of Meitner and Hahn. Hahn helped Meitner to flee from Nazi Germany to Sweden, but he would never credit her contribution when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1945. This film, narrated by renowned actress Linda Hunt, tells her story for the first time.
