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Sheril Kirshenbaum

Very pleased to see NYT acknowledge Lise Meitner.

Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission & newly translated letters show she was barred from sharing credit for the Nobel Prize-winning discovery because she was Jewish & a woman. nytimes.com/2023/10/02/science #science #history #HistoryRemix

The New York Times · Lise Meitner, the ‘Atomic Pioneer’ Who Never Won a Nobel PrizeBy Katrina Miller
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e. hashman 🇵🇸

@myrmidon @Sheril Marie Curie was an agnostic Catholic and her husband was also Catholic, not sure where you're getting this from.

Lise Meitner was born into a Jewish family but converted to Lutheranism as an adult and was buried in a church; it is also inaccurate to refer to her as Jewish.

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myrmidon

@ehashman @Sheril From a number of french books, newspaper articles that Google will happily point you to 😉
That’s also what I learnt when I was a student (in France).

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e. hashman 🇵🇸

@myrmidon @Sheril That the French press made up baseless accusations that Curie was Jewish to stoke xenophobic, antisemitic sentiment against her? I'm surprised to hear this hasn't been widely debunked a century later. The American Institute of Physics has pretty detailed history on this here. history.aip.org/exhibits/curie

history.aip.orgMarie Curie and the Science of RadioactivityThis web exhibit from the American Institute of Physics explores the life and science of Marie Curie, from her childhood to the discovery of radium.
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myrmidon

@ehashman @Sheril No, nothing antisemitic, there is no shame to be Jewish. Why put ugly politics here ?
Marie Cutie is Polish/French so I’ll stick to history made locally (I think we know better !). She is one of the most revered person in France btw.

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myrmidon

@ehashman @Sheril this curious page talks about the press at the time (Dreyfus, … DARK hours of our country.)
I referring to modern litterature and press, at a time where her remains at at The Panthéon. It might mean nothing for you but that’s a huge deal and well deserved.
So it’s not about shame, it’s about pride.

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