OTTO HAHN AND LISE MEITNER By: Shelbeah Cook
OTTO & LISE
BIRTH AND DEATH DATES Otto Hahn was born March 8 th, 1879 and died July 28 th,1968 Lise Meitner was born November 7 th, 1878 and died October 27 th, 1968 Sime, Ruth. "Lise Meitner." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec Encyclopædia Britannica. "Otto Hahn." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec
RADIO ACTINIUM In 1906 Hahn visited Montreal where he investigated alpha rays of radio actinium with Ernest Rutherford. Chemical Heritage Foundation. "Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner, and Fritz Strassmann." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec
HAHN AND MEITNER BECOME PARTNERS In 1907 Hahn began a long working relationship with the Jewish Austrian physicist, Lise Meitner "Otto Hahn ( )." N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec
WORLD WAR 1 During WW1 Hahn was used by the German military to develop some of the first chemical warfare weapons. Biography Online. "Otto Hahn." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec
URANIUM Z In 1921, with Meitner, they made a very important discovery of Uranium Z – the first example of nuclear physics. "Otto Hahn ( )." N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec
MATHEMATICS OF NUCLEAR FISSION In 1939 Hahn and his group discovered the basic math of nuclear fission. Chemical Heritage Foundation. "Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner, and Fritz Strassmann." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec
NOBEL PRIZE In 1944 Hahn won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for the work in discovering Nuclear Fission. He did not include Meitner. Otto Hahn - Biographical. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec