Uranium Research
Investigates neutron-bombarded uranium with Meitner and Strassmann.
Role range: 1879-1968
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Otto Hahn Biography and Timeline
Follow Otto Hahn through 3 dated historical records for Germany.
Otto Hahn, historical timeline
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1934–1944Years on this page
1934
1938
Nuclear Fission
Finds barium among products of neutron-bombarded uranium.
Role range: 1879-1968
1944
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the fission of heavy atomic nuclei.
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