The discovery and contribution of nuclear fission

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:5738637

This report is a panel discussion by representatives from France, Australia, Italy, and the USA about the history of nuclear fission. Two initial discoveries led to the discovery of nuclear fission: the neutron in 1932, and artificial radioactivity in 1934. Very few scientists were involved, and they were all in Europe. A process was developed to extract plutonium and separate it from uranium and fission products.

• OSTI ID: 5738637
• Report Number(s): CONF-8810179--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Journal Volume: 58
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACTINIDES
BARYONS
COLLISIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY
FERMIONS
FISSION
FISSION PRODUCTS
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
HADRONS
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
METALS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEONS
PERIODIC SYSTEM
PERSONNEL
PLUTONIUM
PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOISOTOPES
SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL
TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
URANIUM