Lise Meitner (1878-1968), standing at meeting with Arthur H. Compton and Katherine Cornell, 1946

Summary

Austrian-born physicist Lise Meitner (1878-1968) is shown here (at right) with actress Katherine Cornell and physicist Arthur H. Compton on June 6, 1946, when Meitner and Cornell were receiving awards from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Meitner collaborated with Otto Hahn on the discovery of nuclear fission but was overlooked by the Royal Swedish Academy when they gave Hahn the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1945. Her contribution was formally acknowledged when she received the Fermi Prize in 1966.

Subject

• Compton, Arthur Holly 1892-1962
• Cornell, Katharine 1893-1974
• Meitner, Lise 1878-1968
• National Conference of Christians and Jews

Notes

Also known as: [SPI_5753]

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1175

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1946

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Topic

• Nobel Prizes
• Chemistry
• Nature and society
• Scientists
• Women scientists
• Physics
• Nuclear physics

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1175]

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