Named in honour of Lise Meitner the Austrian physicist and mathematician.

In 1997, element 109 was named meitnerium in her honor.

In 1997, element 109 was named meitnerium in her honour.

109. meitnerium, Mt, named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist who was one of the earliest scientists to become involved in the study of nuclear fission.

109. meitnerium, Mt, named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist who was one of the earliest scientists to study nuclear fission (1982).

109. meitnerium, Mt, named for Lise Meitner, a German physicist who was one of the earliest scientists to become involved in the study of nuclear fission.

August 29, 1982 "The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft fr Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.

1982 – The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.

109. meitnerium, Mt, named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist who was one of the earliest scientists to study nuclear fission (1982).

Due to its extremely short half-life (about 0.1milliseconds), there’s no reason for considering the effects of rutherfordium in the environment