Historical Events tagged with "fission"
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Otto Hahn's Discovery of Nuclear Fission
December 17th, 1938 86 years ago
Otto Hahn and his research team discovered nuclear fission in uranium. This groundbreaking finding occurred in Berlin, where they conducted experiments that revealed how uranium atoms split into lighter elements when bombarded with neutrons. This discovery was crucial for understanding and harnessing nuclear energy, marking a pivotal moment in atomic physics.
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