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The discovery of nuclear fission

Journal Article · · Phys. Today; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.881174· OSTI ID:5959959
Fermi's group bombarded uranium with neutrons in 1934, but it was almost five years before Hahn and Strassmann realized what these neutrons were actually doing. It required superb chemists to bring the comedy of errors to a close.
Research Organization:
University of California, Berkeley(US)
OSTI ID:
5959959
Journal Information:
Phys. Today; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Today; (United States) Vol. 42:7; ISSN PHTOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English