Otto Hahn
German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
Born
March 8th, 1879
146 years ago
Died
July 28th, 1968
57 years ago — 89 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Germany
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Discovered nuclear fission of uranium
Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944
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