Otto Hahn (Person)
Otto Hahn
1879 AD - 1968 AD
German chemist who was a pioneer in the fields of radioactivity and radio-chemistry. He is referred to as the father of nuclear chemistry and father of nuclear fission.
Hahn and Lise Meitner discovered radioactive isotopes of radium, thorium, protactinium and uranium. He also discovered the phenomena of atomic recoil and nuclear isomerism, and pioneered rubidium–strontium dating.Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann discovered nuclear fission.
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