RADIOACTIVE!

In 1934, Irène Curie and her husband won the Nobel Prize for their breakthrough discovery of artificial radioactivity.But when Curie was nominated to the French Academy of Sciences, the academy denied her admission and then voted to disqualify all women from membership. Four years later, Curies breakthrough led physicist Lise Meitner to a brilliant leap of understanding that unlocked the secret of nuclear fission. Meitners unique insight was critical to a revolution in science, yet her achievement was often overlooked for even deliber...[Read more]