Fritz Strassmann

Fritz Strassmann co-discovered nuclear fission in 1938 working alongside Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in Berlin, experimentally demonstrating that uranium atoms split when bombarded with neutrons. His precise radiochemical analysis was crucial to confirming the discovery.

• Lived: 1902 CE – 1980 CE
• Nationality: german
• Roles: chemist, scientist