Here’s a reminder to stay curious, tenacious, and passionate. Lise Meitner, an Austrian-Swedish physicist, loved math and science from an early age and eventually helped discover nuclear fission. In fact, she had *tons* to do with nuclear physics, but never received the credit she deserved—even after 19 Nobel Prize nominations in chemistry and 30 nominations in physics.
Despite such challenges, Meitner approached her work with zeal that inspires us today. “Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity,” she shared. “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.” [anon]