Just curious if anyone has heard of Otto Hahn? Unsung genius of quantum research born on the losing side of multiple wars.
pvg•7mo 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•7mo 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•7mo 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
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https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-see-in-paris/theater...