Fritz Strassmann
German chemist (1902–1980)
Biography
Friedrich Wilhelm Strassmann (German: [fʁɪt͡s ˈʃtʁasˌman] ; 22 February 1902 – 22 April 1980) was a German chemist who, with Otto Hahn in December 1938, identified the element barium as a product of the bombardment of uranium with neutrons. Their observation was the key piece of evidence necessary to identify the previously unknown phenomenon of nuclear fission, as was subsequently recognized and published by Lise Meitner and Robert Frisch.
In their second publication on nuclear fission in February 1939, Strassmann and Hahn predicted the existence and liberation of additional neutrons during the fission process, opening up the possibility of a nuclear chain reaction.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Kaiser Wilhelm Society
- Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Maria Caroline Strassmann-Heckter
- Siblings
- Otto Straßmann
Awards & honours (2)
- Enrico Fermi Award
- Righteous Among the Nations
Quick answers about Fritz Strassmann
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- Fritz Strassmann died on April 22, 1980 at the age of 78.
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- Fritz Strassmann was born on February 22, 1902.
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- Fritz Strassmann was born in Boppard.
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- Fritz Strassmann is a citizen of Germany.
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- Fritz Strassmann is known as chemist, university teacher, nuclear physicist, resistance fighter.
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- According to Wikidata, Fritz Strassmann's spouse is or was Maria Caroline Strassmann-Heckter.
