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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday arnold sadow arnoldsadow ugly wallpaper uglywallpaper wallpaper period hats periodhats lise meitner lisemeitner katherine cornell katherinecornell arthur h. compton arthurhcompton three peopel threepeopel three people threepeople black and white blackandwhite two women twowomen one man oneman suit veil dress black dress blackdress grey suit greysuit tie hats foaf:depicts=http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1204385 foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty1204385 xmlns:foaf=http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01 smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 physics 20th century - mid 20thcenturymid academia scientists nuclear fission nuclearfission atomic bomb atomicbomb university of vienna universityofvienna blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: 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. Creator/Photographer: Arnold Sadow Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: 1946 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1175 Description: 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. Creator/Photographer: Arnold Sadow Medium: Black and white photographic print Date: 1946 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-1175 | ||||
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