Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show.
Tag: World War II (1939-45)
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The Market for Nazi Memorabilia Is Huge, Lucrative and Very Disturbing
An SS dagger. Auschwitz cups. Hitler’s globe. If an object played a material role in the Third Reich, then it’s probably for sale. Why do we allow it?
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Raymond Moriyama, Designer of Humane Public Spaces, Dies at 93
His Japanese Canadian family was interned during World War II. That experience inspired him to create inviting buildings for all people.
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Pope Pius XII Likely Knew of Holocaust, Newly Discovered Letter Suggests
The newly discovered letter, written by a German Jesuit to Pope Pius XII’s personal secretary, suggests that the pope knew of Hitler’s atrocities but chose to remain silent.
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Kamianka, Ukraine, Bears Legacy and Detritus of WWII and Putin’s War
The legacy of World War II lingers in the Ukrainian town of Kamianka, where tractors spit out shell casings, old and new. Now it has been destroyed by a new conflict.