Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Lise Meitner Biography and Timeline

Follow Lise Meitner through 1 dated historical records for Austria.

Lise Meitner, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1938

Nuclear Fission

Physicist · Kungalv · Science / Physics

Interprets uranium splitting as nuclear fission.

Role range: 1878-1968

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