1938 ⟶ Nuclear Fission Discovered
Nuclear fission discovered in experiment by chemists Otto Ha...
Year
1932
1938
1945
⚛️ James Chadwick Discovers the Neutron
The neutron is discovered by James Chadwick.⟶
PhysicsNuclear PhysicsParticle PhysicsQuantum MechanicsWorld War IIGlobal Impact
United Kingdom⚛️ Cockcroft and Walton Achieve Nuclear Fission by Proton Bombardment
Ernest Walton and John Cockcroft: Nuclear fission by proton bombardment⟶
PhysicsNuclear PhysicsExperimentationScientific Breakthrough
United Kingdom⚛️ Nuclear Fission Discovered
Nuclear fission discovered in experiment by chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann and physicists Lise Meitner and Otto Robert Frisch. The German nuclear energy project was based on this research. The Tube Alloys project and, subsequently, the Manhattan Project and the Soviet atomic bomb project were influenced by this research.⟶
Nuclear PhysicsWorld War IICold WarManhattan ProjectScientific Breakthrough
GermanyUnited Kingdom
United States
Soviet Union⚛️ Discovery of Nuclear Fission
Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann: Nuclear fission of heavy nuclei⟶
Nuclear PhysicsPhysicsWorld War IIEnergyAtomic Bomb
Germany🤝 Potsdam Conference: Division of Europe into Blocs
July – August: The Potsdam Conference divides Europe into Western and Soviet blocs.⟶
Cold WarPost-World War IIGeopoliticsSoviet UnionIron CurtainInternational RelationsWinston Churchill
GermanyUnited StatesUnited KingdomSoviet Union💊 Penicillin Mass Production Begins
Howard Florey Mass production of penicillin⟶
MedicineAntibioticsWorld War IIAlexander FlemingPublic Health
United KingdomUnited States