Film · Documentary, History

Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb (2013)

To historians, physicist Lise Meitner deserves to be placed on a par with Einstein, Heisenberg and Otto Hahn. In the 1930s on the verge of World War II, she led a small group of scientists who discovered that splitting the atomic nucleus of uranium releases enormous energy. This extraordinary film tells the story of a woman who was far ahead of her time as a scientist and a pioneer of feminism.

Director

Wolf von Truchsess, Andreas G. Wagner

Writers

Andreas G. Wagner, Wolf von Truchsess

Country

Germany

Language

German

Release date

February 2, 2013

Original title

Lise Meitner - Die Mutter der Atombombe