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Just curious if anyone has heard of Otto Hahn? Unsung genius of quantum research born on the losing side of multiple wars.

• pvg 1y ago
  He's a very famous scientist as is his collaborator Lise Meitner. 'Unsung' might be a bit of a 'new to you', in this case.
  • fbu 1y ago
    I meant compared to the glory that the theoretical physicists get. I can't find any general public / mainstream work that even mention him as a crucial scientist in the development of the nuclear industry.
    • pvg 1y ago
      He comes up in any general audience book about the science of the period or the atomic bomb or who-deserved-what-Nobel-prize, etc. Here's a recent play, just on first google https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-see-in-paris/theater/articles/322023-the-prize-otto-hahn-and-lise-meitner-face-off-in-a-gripping-historical-confrontation https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-see-in-paris/theater...