Lise Meitner

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1. When was Lise Meitner born?November 7, 1878
2. When did Lise Meitner die?October 27, 1968 (age 89)
3. Where was Lise Meitner born?Vienna, Austria
4. What is Lise Meitner known for?Theoretical explanation and co-discovery of nuclear fission
5. What is the related topics?Radioactivity, Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Element Discovery
6. Who was Lise Meitner and what did she discover?Lise Meitner was an Austrian‑Swedish physicist who helped discover how to split atoms, a process called nuclear fission.

Nuclear Fission: The process where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, releasing a substantial amount of energy.
Radioactivity: The spontaneous emission of radiation from the unstable nucleus of an atom.
Isotope: Atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons.
Neutron Bombardment: The process of hitting atomic nuclei with neutrons to induce nuclear reactions.