Lise Meitner: The Mother of the Atom Bomb [882411] Released: 2013-02-02 Genres: Documentary, History Revenue: unknown Cast: 38 Popularity: 1.3246 Links: : Homepage, IMDB, TMDB Synopsis : 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. Videos: