Otto Hahn Research Paper

On December 7th we paused to remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor seventy-five years ago that began World War II. By the end of World War II, the nuclear bomb ushered in a whole new form of warfare. Due to the work of Otto Hahn, Lisa Meitner and Dr. Fritz Strassman, the creation of the atomic bomb would pave the way the world would look at war with the discovery of the process of nuclear fission. Otto Hahn traveled throughout Europe studying with some of the greatest scientists to develop nuclear fission. He would be honored as the “Father of nuclear fission” and eventually win the Nobel Prize along side his peers.
Otto Hahn was born on March 8, 1879 in Frankfurt, Germany. He was the youngest son of Heinrich Hahn, a glazier (skilled tradesman responsible for cutting, installing, and removing glass) and a very successful businessman. His love of chemistry began at an early age. Hahn started conducting chemistry experiments when he was fifteen in the family laundry room. At the age of seventeen he told his parents that he wanted to be a chemist even though they wanted him to be an architect. In 1897 Hahn began studying at the University of Marburg where he received his doctorate in chemistry and mineralogy. After graduation, Hahn would enter the military for a mandatory year of service then returned to the university
Many would suspect at the time that he was working on a German project to develop an atomic bomb. Hahn though, never worked on Germany’s atomic project like others thought. Instead of spending time working on a bomb, he spent most of his time studying radioactive isotopes. Unfortunately, Hahn and nine other German scientists were taken into custody by Great Britain and were held in England from July 1945 until January 1946. While he was in England, Hahn was awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was not allowed to travel so could not accept the award in