Female physicists aren't represented in the media – and this lack of representation hurts the physics field
- Written by Carl Kurlander, Senior Lecturer, Film and Media Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Lise Meitner, in the front row, sits alongside many male colleagues at the Seventh Solvay Physics Conference in 1933. Corbin Historical via Getty ImagesChristopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated movie “Oppenheimer,” set for release July 21, 2023, depicts J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. But...