jan 6, 1939 - January 6, 1939 - Hahn and Strassmann publish paper on findings from nuclear fission experiment Because Meitner had to flee Germany, she was not included in the paper. The paper detailed the findings of their experiment involving the bombardment of neutrons on uranium. What resulted from the experiment is now known as nuclear fission.
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