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Otto Hahn
March 8, 1879 - July 28, 1968
Hahn discovered the fission of
uranium and thorium in
medium heavy atomic nuclei.
“At first the English were very
surprised by our disregarding
the Hague Convention. But
from 1916 onward they used at
least as much poison as we
did.”
-Otto Hahn
Tidbits…
• Nationality: German
• Personal life: Otto was the youngest of Heinrich and
Charlotte Hahn. He grew up in a sheltered home. He
started to take an interest in chemistry at the age of 15.
After taking his Abitur, (final exam in High School for
Germans and a few other European countries) he began
to study chemistry and mineralogy at the University of
Marburg. His minors were physics and philosophy. In
1901, he got his Doctorate at Marburg and did his year
of military service and then returned back to The
University of Marburg for two years to work as a doctorial
supervisor
Hahn’s Science Education
• Education: Attended the University of Marburg
and the University of Munich. Got his doctorate
in chemistry from Marburg, Hahn has been
granted membership of the Academies of Berlin,
Göttingen, Munich, Halle, Stockholm, Vienna,
Boston, Madrid, Helsinki, Lisbon, Mainz, Rome
(Vatican), Allahabad, Copenhagen, and the
Indian Academy of Sciences, scientific member
of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry. He
also worked at the Physical Institute of McGill
University.
Contributions & Awards!
• Contributions to Science community:
Discovery of Radioactive elements, radioactive
recoil, Fajans- Paneth- Hahn Law, Protactinium,
Nuclear isomerism, and nuclear fission.
• Awards received: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
(1944), Max Planck Medal (1949), Pour le Mérite
(1952), Faraday Medal (1956), Légion
d'Honneur (1959)
Citations and ID
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Hahn
• http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistr
y/laureates/1944/hahn-bio.html
• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/author
s/o/otto_hahn.html
Student ID: 94180524
Citations and ID
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Hahn
• http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistr
y/laureates/1944/hahn-bio.html
• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/author
s/o/otto_hahn.html
Student ID: 94180524

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Otto hahn

  • 1. Otto Hahn March 8, 1879 - July 28, 1968 Hahn discovered the fission of uranium and thorium in medium heavy atomic nuclei. “At first the English were very surprised by our disregarding the Hague Convention. But from 1916 onward they used at least as much poison as we did.” -Otto Hahn
  • 2. Tidbits… • Nationality: German • Personal life: Otto was the youngest of Heinrich and Charlotte Hahn. He grew up in a sheltered home. He started to take an interest in chemistry at the age of 15. After taking his Abitur, (final exam in High School for Germans and a few other European countries) he began to study chemistry and mineralogy at the University of Marburg. His minors were physics and philosophy. In 1901, he got his Doctorate at Marburg and did his year of military service and then returned back to The University of Marburg for two years to work as a doctorial supervisor
  • 3. Hahn’s Science Education • Education: Attended the University of Marburg and the University of Munich. Got his doctorate in chemistry from Marburg, Hahn has been granted membership of the Academies of Berlin, Göttingen, Munich, Halle, Stockholm, Vienna, Boston, Madrid, Helsinki, Lisbon, Mainz, Rome (Vatican), Allahabad, Copenhagen, and the Indian Academy of Sciences, scientific member of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry. He also worked at the Physical Institute of McGill University.
  • 4. Contributions & Awards! • Contributions to Science community: Discovery of Radioactive elements, radioactive recoil, Fajans- Paneth- Hahn Law, Protactinium, Nuclear isomerism, and nuclear fission. • Awards received: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1944), Max Planck Medal (1949), Pour le Mérite (1952), Faraday Medal (1956), Légion d'Honneur (1959)
  • 5. Citations and ID • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Hahn • http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistr y/laureates/1944/hahn-bio.html • http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/author s/o/otto_hahn.html Student ID: 94180524
  • 6. Citations and ID • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Hahn • http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistr y/laureates/1944/hahn-bio.html • http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/author s/o/otto_hahn.html Student ID: 94180524