InhaltsangabeForeword by John Archibald Wheeler.-Introduction by Patricia Rife.-Choosing the Path of Physics: 1878-1906.-Berlin: 1907-1909.-New Explorations at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute: 1909-1914.-World War I and Its Consequences: 1914-1920.-Shadows Lengthen: The Struggle out of the Causal Chain: 1920-1932.-Science in Nazi Germany: 1933-1936.-The Transuranic Maze: 1934-1938.-Escape from Nazi Germany: 1938.-The Discovery and Interpretation of Fission: 1938.-The News of Fission Spreads: 1939.-Chain Reaction and the Dawn of the Nuclear Age: 1939.-Secrecy and Code Names: War Research Surrounding Nuclear Fission: 1939-1942.-The Dark Days of War: 1941-1945.-The Atomic Bomb, a Trip to Washington, and the Nobel Prize Controversy: 1945-1946.-Epilogue: What Scientists Will Make of This Newly Found Knowledge: 1947-1968.-Endnotes.-Chronology.-List of Awards and Honors.-Publications by Lise Meitner.-Bibliography.-Index.