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April 20, 1987

Lise Meitner and the Interpretation of Nuclear Fission

Dr. Patricia Rife
National University and Sonoma State University

Darwin 103
4:00 PM

Dr. Patricia Rife of National University and Sonoma State University will trace Meitner's education, assistantship under Panck, and research leading to the discovery of nuclear fission.