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January 13, 1939

January 13, 1939

Otto Frisch observes fission directly by detecting fission fragments in an ionization chamber. With the assistance of William Arnold, he coins the term "fission".

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Otto Frisch
Date Range: 
1939CE Jan 13th
Era: 
1938 to 1939: Discovering Fission