Feb 15 – 19, 2026
Grand Hotel Mediterraneo
Europe/Rome timezone
12th International Conference on Isotopes - 12ICI

LISE MEITNER AND THE DISCOVERY OF NUCLEAR FISSION: A CASE OF MEMORY IN SCIENCE

Feb 17, 2026, 1:47 PM
2m
Americas Room (Grand Hotel Mediterraneo )

Americas Room

Grand Hotel Mediterraneo

Poster 7. Education Poster Session 2

Speaker

Luisa Lovisetti (Università degli Studi di Milano)

Summary

In this work we will retrace the steps leading to the discovery of nuclear fission, highlighting Lise Meitner’s crucial contribution and illustrating how this story encourages reflection on the making and sharing of scientific knowledge, and on the influence of social and cultural contexts on the recognition of scientists’ work, especially that of women in physics.

Are you interested/eligible for the Young Session? Yes, I am eligible and interested in participating

Authors

Marco Giliberti (Università degli Studi di Milano) Luisa Lovisetti (Università degli Studi di Milano)

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