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1904 - 1979

Otto Robert Frisch

British physicist. Worked with his aunt, Lise Meitner, to advance the first theoretical explanation of nuclear fission (a term he coined).

Nuclear fission led to the creation of atomic weapons in WW2.

Fun Fact:

Frisch later collaborated with Rudolf Peierls to design the mechanism for the detonation of an atomic bomb in 1940. He was also involved with the Manhattan Proiect and conducted research in the Los Alamos Laboratory.

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Sources:

Otto Robert Frisch - Wikipedia

"Otto Robert Frisch" - Jewish Virtual Library

"The Secret Jewish History Of The Atom Bomb" - The Jewish Daily Forward (2017)