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December 24, 1938

December 24, 1938

Otto Frisch and his aunt Lise Meitner correctly interpret Hahn's results as evidence that the uranium nucleus had split in two (Fission).

Date Range:

1938CE Dec 24th

Era:

1938 to 1939: Discovering Fission

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