Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics

Ruth Lewin Sime

“Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity; it teaches people to accept reality, with wonder and admiration, not to mention the deep joy and awe that the natural order of things brings to the true scientist.”

How pioneering physicist Lise Meitner discovered nuclear fission, was denied the Nobel Prize, but went on to pave the way for women in science nonetheless:

Tesla: Man Out of Time

Margaret Cheney

Need another reason to love Tesla? The great inventor’s feminist ideas on how technology will empower women in a 1926 piece titled “When Woman Is Boss” – read it at the link:

The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: 1944-1969

Bertrand Russell

1. Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

From Russell’s A Liberal Decalogue — his list of the Ten Commandments that outline the essential responsibilities of a teacher.