Lise Meitner Symposium 28 January 2019
Celebrating a scientist who never lost her humanity
One-day symposium celebrating the pioneering female scientist who helped to discover nuclear fission and whose refusal to be excluded on grounds of sex or race has inspired both scientists and artists.
Panel 3: Humanity and Science
Humanity and science – What does the inscription on her gravestone really mean? What is it about Meitner that is inspiring art and theatre as well as science?
Chair: Dr Helen Curry (Senior Lecturer in History of Modern Science & Technology, University of Cambridge)
Panellists: Stefan Frankenberger (author of audio book on Meitner’s life in exile), Sandra Schüddekopf (theatre director), Dr Jessica Wade (physicist, imperial College, London)
