Discovery of Nuclear Fission

Nuclear fission was discovered in December 1938 by chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann, with the explanation provided by physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch, laying the foundation for nuclear power and weapons.

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• 7 Moments in December that Changed Nuclear Energy History
• Nuclear History Timeline - Uranium Overview - Cameco
• The Discovery of Nuclear Fission | Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
• A Brief History of Nuclear Fission - Giant Ventures
• Nuclear fission and the Manhattan Project – Science Technology and Society a Student Led Exploration - Clemson University Open Textbooks

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