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A scientist on the cutting edge of physics and photography pays the price when she flees the Nazis. Pippa Goldschmidt's serial imagines the hidden life of Marietta Blau.

On the eve of the Anschluss, a Jewish scientist fixes an image of a proton and changes physics for ever. Pippa Goldschmidt's new serial imagines the hidden life of unsung pioneer Marietta Blau.

Read by Liza Sadovy
Written by Pippa Goldschmidt
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

A 麻豆社 Audio Scotland production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.

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14 minutes

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Mon 23 Mar 2026 22:45
麻豆社 Radio 4

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  • Mon 23 Mar 2026 22:45
    麻豆社 Radio 4