David Bisno spoke on October 22, 2023:
Our days should be the best of times. But it is possible that with decisions made in Moscow coupled with our determination to defend democracy, the worst of times could occur. Backed into a corner, there is the possibility that Putin could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and/or Estonia, or recklessly ignite the largest nuclear reactor in Europe. There are reasons why Sweden and Finland raced to join NATO.
What were the origins of this existential horror? Who was responsible? The history and the science which started the atomic age begs for our understanding.
The story, whirling around gender and religion, is one of dishonesty, careless acceptance, and deliberate perpetuation of an untruth. Lise’s extraordinary relationships raise questions of disloyalty and betrayal...or perhaps neither? Fear and self-deception, injustice and distance from the truth are part of the story of the young Viennese woman, Lise Meitner, for whom the study of physics in Berlin was a quest for ultimate truth about our universe...and about ourselves.
8 ноя 2022
