Hahn Splits an Atom of Uranium
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science
- Subcategories: Scientists, Physics, Physicists, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Berlin
- Date: December, 1938
Article abstract: Hahn led the group that established uranium fission.
Summary of Event
When Adolph Hitler seized power in Germany on January 30, 1933, Otto Hahn did not think Hitler’s regime would last. But Hitler was still in power ten years later, and Hahn refused to work on military research for Hitler. In this the world was fortunate, for military research in Hahn’s field led to the atomic bomb.
Hahn was a superb experimentalist; specifically, he was a radiochemist. He headed the department of radioactivity of the chemical division of the...
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