1934 ⟶ Enrico Fermi discovers nuclear fission by neutron irradiation

Enrico Fermi: Nuclear fission by neutron irradiation
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☢️ Cockcroft and Walton Achieve Nuclear Fission

Ernest Walton and John Cockcroft: Nuclear fission by proton bombardment⟶
Cockcroft and Walton Achieve Nuclear Fission (1932)
Nuclear PhysicsFissionCockcroftWaltonNuclear ReactionsParticle AcceleratorsAtomic Energy20th Century Physics
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

☢️ Enrico Fermi discovers nuclear fission by neutron irradiation

Enrico Fermi: Nuclear fission by neutron irradiation⟶
Enrico Fermi discovers nuclear fission by neutron irradiation (1934)
Nuclear PhysicsNuclear FissionRadioactivityEnrico FermiAtomic Physics20th CenturyManhattan ProjectNuclear Energy
ItalyItaly

☢️ Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann: Nuclear Fission Discovered

Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann Nuclear fission discovered⟶
Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann: Nuclear Fission Discovered (1938)
Nuclear PhysicsNuclear FissionOtto HahnLise MeitnerFritz StrassmannRadioactivityAtomic Energy1930sHeavy Nuclei
GermanyGermany

☢️ Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner Discover the Process of Nuclear Fission in Uranium

Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner discover the process of nuclear fission in uranium.⟶
Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner Discover the Process of Nuclear Fission in Uranium (1939)
Nuclear PhysicsNuclear FissionOtto HahnLise MeitnerRadioactivityAtomic EnergyUranium1930s
GermanyGermanySwedenSweden

☢️ Uranium Fission Discovered

Uranium fission discovered⟶
Uranium Fission Discovered (1939)
Nuclear PhysicsNuclear FissionOtto HahnLise MeitnerRadioactivityAtomic EnergyUranium1930s
GermanyGermany