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dec 17, 1938 - Nuclear Fission is discovered.

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German Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann discovered the process of nuclear fission. This revolutionized nuclear physics and led to the creation of the atomic bomb. It would also be used to bower military shipped and provide power to the general electrical grid.

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dec 17, 1938
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~ 87 years ago