Thirteen papers documenting the discovery of nuclear fission, contained in 13 issues of Die Naturwissenschaften, including the discovery paper itself, ‘Über den Nachweis und das Verhalten der bei der Bestrahlung des Urans mittels Neutronen entstehenden Erdalkalimetalle,’ published on 6 January 1939.
Berlin: Springer, 1935-1939. First edition, journal issues in original printed wrappers, including the true first appearance of Hahn and Strassmann’s discovery of nuclear fission, as well as the work of Hahn and Meitner which led up to the discovery, and the subsequent work of Hahn and Strassmann on the identification..... More
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