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Otto Hahn

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Otto Hahn , 1879-1968, German chemist and physicist. His important contributions in the field of radioactivity include the discovery of several radioactive substances, the development of methods of separating radioactive particles and of studying chemical problems by the use of radioactive indicators, and the formation of artificial radioactive elements by bombarding uranium and thorium with neutrons. He received the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for splitting the uranium atom (1939) and discovering the possibility of chain reactions. The development of the atomic bomb was based on this work.... Read more
Otto Hahn
Encyclopedia of World Biography Otto Hahn The German chemist Otto Hahn (1879-1968) was a joint discoverer of nuclear fission and a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. Otto Hahn was born in Frankfurt am Main on March 8, 1879. He was the youngest... Read more
Hahn, Otto
World Encyclopedia Hahn, Otto (1879–1968) German physical chemist. He worked on radioactivity with William Ramsay and Ernest Rutherford . In 1906, he returned to Germany to work with Lise Meitner. In 1917, they discovered protactinium . Hahn and Meitner investigated Enrico Fermi's work on the neutron bombardment of ... Read more

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A HAHN FAMILY HISTORY (WINK, WINK).(Lifestyle)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 11/19/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...artist's drawing of an early Hahn Coat of Arms.'' The small irony...etchings of Great-Great-Uncle Otto Hahn show him with and without a beard, sideburns and mustache. Otto was working for a Swedish engineer...Nobel went back to Sweden but Otto saw great potential in these...assets with ... Read more
PUBLIC FORUM HAHN'S DECISION.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 2/7/2002; 700+ words ; The decision by Mayor Hahn was both morally correct and administratively proper to not...race card. They erroneously claim they were responsible for Hahn's election win. Hahn had much support by a wide base throughout the city. I am not a supporter of Hahn, but I strongly applaud his decision. I also ... Read more
OTTO NEURATH'S ISOTYPE AND THE RHETORIC OF NEUTRALITY
Magazine article from: Visible Language; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...modernist belief in universal, objective and neutral communication, Otto Neurath's Isotype sought to provide a pictorial language system...symbols designed by the Viennese philosopher and social scientist Otto Neurath for the purpose of communicating social and economic...philosophers such as Moritz Schlick, ... Read more
Lise Meitner: A Life in Physics
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 4/9/1996; ; 675 words ; ...nuclear fission, for which Otto Hahn was awarded the 1944 Nobel...plaque reading "Worktable of Otto Hahn hung above the display for...significance of the results, and Hahn published his findings in...Meitner and her nephew, Otto Frisch, published the first... Read more
Atomic Secrets of World War II
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/16/1992; 377 words ; ...Crossland says, the German scientist Otto Hahn was tape recorded as saying that...discussing the recent confirmation of Otto Hahn's experimental splitting of the uranium...1940, U.S. scientists were sending Otto Hahn papers and data for his advice. In... Read more
Pick your poison Fateful 1937 journey to Colorado Springs, trail of bodies proved serial killer's downfall
Newspaper article from: The Gazette; 10/8/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...to look younger and began talking about a honeymoon with Hahn. Hahn told him she had a ranch in Colorado and they could spend...in Colorado. He withdrew $350 from his bank and gave it to Hahn to pay for the trip; the same day she deposited $250 in her...healthy Obendoerfer packed his wicker satchel and ... Read more
Menuhin awarded freedom medal in Berlin
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 1/18/1998; ; 167 words ; ...Philharmonic after the Nazi period, was awarded Germany's Otto Hahn freedom medal Friday in Berlin. "I'm perhaps more of a...The German Society for the United Nations has awarded the Otto Hahn freedom medal, named after the Nobel prize-winningchemist... Read more
Caption only: Germany to honor Ali
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 3/15/2005; 33 words ; Muhammad Ali will receive the prestigious Otto Hahn freedom medallion Dec. 17 in Germany in recognition of his commitment to the U.S. civil rights movement and his work as a U.N. peace ambassador, organizers said. Read more
July 16, 1945.(retrospect)(nuclear testing)
Magazine article from: Weatherwise; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...discoveries of the 20th century. In 1938 German chemist Otto Hahn and his colleagues demonstrated that the bombardment of...District, or Manhattan Project, was organized in response to Hahn's work and the growing fear that Nazi Germany was developing... Read more
Spreading culture: amid calls for nutrition and portion control, Franklin Foods hits it big with its yogurt cream cheese.(Snapshot)
Magazine article from: Dairy Foods; 4/1/2008; ; 666 words ; ...million students, Cardinale says. By simply switching to Hahn's Yogurt & Cream Cheese from regular cream cheese, schools...per year. Earlier this year, Franklin Foods launched I Want Hahn's, an Internet-based consumer campaign that allows Hahn's consumers to connect with key decision makers in ... Read more

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