1. Nuclear Fission History
1930- Enrico Fermi
Thought bombarding a nucleus with a neutron would create a bigger atom.
1938- Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann
Found that when a neutron strikes a nucleus, the nucleus splits into 2 smaller nuclei.
1939- Lise Meitner
First to offer a theory to explain the above results.

2. Nuclear Fission Definition
Nuclear Fission - the process of splitting a nucleus into several smaller nuclei.
FISSION- means “To Divide”

3. How Does Fission Work?
Only large nuclei like those of uranium and plutonium can undergo fission.

4. Mass and Energy

5. Einstein Said It Best…
Further consideration of this famous equation can be found by reading the article at the following link: