Honor the extraordinary legacy of Lise Meitner on November 7 with these curated quotes, philosophical reflections, and heartfelt tributes celebrating their monumental impact on Austrian-Swedish Nuclear Physicist & Co-Discoverer of Nuclear Fission.
“I will have nothing to do with a bomb!”
“Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration.”
“Life need not be easy, provided only that it is not empty.”
“I love physics with all my heart. To me it is kind of personal love, as one has for a person to whom one is grateful.”
“We need to remember that progress requires not only brilliant minds, but compassionate hearts.”
“A physicist who never lost her humanity.”
“I think that young people should realize how marvelous it is to find out new things and understand nature.”
“Justice is not a luxury; it is the fundamental condition under which human truth must operate.”
“It was not my intention to produce a weapon; my devotion was always to the purity of atomic discovery.”
“Never let the prejudices of your era determine the limits of your curiosity.”
