OTTO HAHN AND LISE MEITNER
By: Shelbeah Cook
OTTO & LISE
BIRTH AND DEATH DATES
Otto Hahn was born March 8th, 1879 and died July 28th,1968
Lise Meitner was born November 7th, 1878 and died October 27th,
1968
Sime, Ruth. "Lise Meitner." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
<https://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/meitner.html>.
Encyclopædia Britannica. "Otto Hahn." N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Dec.
2014.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/251675/OttoHahn>
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. 2014.
<http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/onlineresources/chemistry-in-history/themes/atomic-and-nuclearstructure/hahn-meitner-strassman.aspx>
HAHN AND MEITNER BECOME PARTNERS
In 1907 Hahn began a long working relationship with the
Jewish Austrian physicist, Lise Meitner
"Otto Hahn (1879 - 1968)." N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.atomicarchive.com/Bios/Hahn.shtml>.
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.
2014. <http://www.biographyonline.net/scientists/ottohahn.html>
URANIUM Z
In 1921, with Meitner, they made a very important
discovery of Uranium Z – the first example of nuclear
physics.
"Otto Hahn (1879 - 1968)." N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Dec. 2014.
<http://www.atomicarchive.com/Bios/Hahn.shtml>.
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. 2014.
<http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/onlineresources/chemistry-in-history/themes/atomic-andnuclear-structure/hahn-meitner-strassman.aspx>
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. 2014.
<http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1
944/hahn-bio.html>.