1979 Press Photo Prof. Dr. Otto Hahn

Birthday of Prof. Otto Hahn At march the 8th of this year it is 100 years that the well known German chemistry and atomic-scientist Prof. Dr. Otto Hahn (picture) was born. Hahn discovered 1904/05 the radio thorium, 1905/06 the radio actinium and 1907 the mesothorium. Together with Lise Meitner, his colleague during a long time, he found in the year 1918 the protactinium and 20 years later - together with Dr. Fritz Strassmann - the nuclear fission of the uranium and thorium. For his great discovery the scientist got in the year 1944 the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Prof. Otto Hahn was since 1928 director of the Emperor Wilhelm Institute of Chemistry, from 1946 till 1960 President of the Max-Planck-Society. He died at July 28th 1968 in Goettingen/West-Germany.

Photo measures 6 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 3-8-1979.



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