1939Uranium Fission Discovered

Uranium fission discovered
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☢️ 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

🧊 Pyotr Kapitsa: Superfluidity Discovered

Pyotr Kapitsa: Superfluidity Discovered (1938)
Low-Temperature PhysicsSuperfluidityQuantum MechanicsPyotr KapitsaCondensed Matter PhysicsCryogenics1930s
Soviet UnionSoviet Union

☢️ 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

☢️ Uranium Fission Discovered

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