Otto Hahn Essays

Otto Hahn was born on March 8, 1879 to a rich entrepreneur named Heinrich Hahn and his wife, Charlotte Hahn in Frankfurt am Main. He had three siblings: Julius Hahn, Heiner Hahn, and Karl Hahn. At the age of 15, he started conducting experiments in his laundry room and announced his intention to become an industrial chemist two years later. Even though his father wanted Otto to be an architect, Otto wanted to be a chemist, and was supported by his prosperous parents. In 1901, he received his doctorate

11/29/2015 Otto Hahn Otto Hahn was a German chemist that lived from 1879-1968. He discovered many important things including nuclear fission. He won the Nobel Peace Prize once and was nominated for the award several times. He is referred to as the Father of Nuclear Chemistry. Otto was born in Frankfurt Germany on March 8, 1879 and he died on July 28, 1968. Otto had three siblings; Karl, Heiner, and Julius. Otto’s father and mother were Glasbau Hahn and Charlotte Hahn. Hahn had a fascination

achievements and different impacts to the world. Otto Hahn, a German scientist, is also one of the scientists who created a great impact on the world. His discovery opened up a new era in human history. In this paper, you would find out what he did and how his discovery did creates an impact to this world; but first, let’s takes a look at how did he become a scientist. On March 8, 1879, a boy was born into a glazier family and was named Otto Hahn. Since he was a kid his parents wanted him to become

Leona Woods Marshall Libby was an American physicist that’s most famous for her work alongside Enrico Fermi on the Manhattan Project to create the first atomic reactor. Leona Woods was born in 1919 in La Grange, Illinois. In 1938, Leona graduated from the University of Chicago with a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry at the age of 19. Leona was only 23 years old and in the book by Sanger, she was “the only women present when Enrico Fermi’s nuclear pile at the University of Chicago went critical

Meitnerium is a chemical element with the symbol of Mt. It is an extremely radioactive synthetic element. Meitnerium was first produced by Peter Armbruster, Gottfried Münzenber and their team working at the ‘Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung’ also known as ‘Heavy Ion Laboratory’. in Darmstadt, Germany in 1982. Meitnerium was named after the Austrian physicist Lise Meitner, who is one of the first to discover nuclear fission. They bombarded atoms of bismuth-209 with ions of iron-58 with a device

Racism’s not Dead: A Look at the Racism Occurring in the movie Night of the Living Dead Hordes of flesh eating murderers move slowly towards a defenseless white girl, she has nowhere to run, seemingly out of nowhere, a black man comes to the rescue as a white family ignores the obvious screams for help from the other side of a door. This exact situation occurs in the film Night of the Living Dead, and although he does everything he can, the main character, Ben, still ends up shot by the very people

The novel “Olive’s Ocean” revolves around Martha Boyle, a twelve-year-old girl full of personality. At the beginning of the first chapter, she was given a journal page from a mysterious woman, who revealed to be Olive Barstow’s mother. Mrs. Barstow explained that her daughter (Olive) left directions to rip out a specific page from her journal and hand it over to Martha. Olive Barstow was a quirky and unique girl, who attended Martha’s school. In fact, the two of them shared the same passion for writing

There are many forms of art, and the best one to describe successfully a historical event is writing. Diary of a Young Girl is a diary which 13 year old Anne Frank kept for two years during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in WWII. Today, her diary still remains extremely relevant to the historical background of Jewish people during the Holocaust; not only because of Anne 's experiences in hiding, but because of the honest and unvarnished way that she describes the universal struggle of simply

Anne Frank The Voice of the Holocaust Writer, diary, and inspiration are some words people often think of when they hear about Anne Frank. Many people know that she wrote a diary and was a Jewish citizen during World War II, but she was so much more. As a Jewish girl in hiding who experienced suffering and fear at such a young age, her story inspires hope and resilience in the face of death and destruction. Anne Frank changed the world by showing what life was like from the inside out of affected

The 1940s were a crucial time all over the world with hardships and wars going on for years. Within these wars, two little girls that have been apart of it their whole lives, have shared their experiences through a diary and a book of stories. The Diary of Anne Frank is about a young jewish girl named Anne Frank, who has to go into hiding with her family in order to not get caught and taken away by the Nazis in Amsterdam, and while in hiding, records her experiences and thoughts into her diary. Farewell

been known by many people. Anne Frank once said, “No one has ever become poor by giving.” (Frank) This quote from Anne Frank shows that she had a kind heart that cares for others around her. Anne Frank had a mother named Edith Frank, a father named Otto Frank, and a sister named Margot Frank. The main theme of Anne Frank is living in oppression or persecution. (Enotes) Anne Frank’s diary was based in the country of Netherlands, a country in northwestern Europe. Anne Frank’s house has been built in

when anne margot and all the people get caught and unfortunately anne and margot died.these story made me feel bad in some points but it is a great story. I would like anne not to die and know more about her . if only they could find the missing parts otto took out from annes diary.At the end this story has a good message Conclusion I thik this is such an amazin book and i will like to sed a mmessage to other people tat is : If you had ot read anne gfanks diary you should readed it had changed my

"The Girl Who Survived" by Carol Bierman and Bronia Brandman. This book is about a family who went into hiding during the holocaust. Bronia starts of at the age of nine years old and ends up being the only one out of her family to survive. Bronia along with Mila, Mendek, and Bonzeka are the main characters in this book. The story was about the family and unsuspected new friends and what they experienced long the way. Her and her family get deported the "ghetto" because they were Jewish. There life

This book report is based on Anne Frank’s thoughts and feelings through her diary. Anne was a girl who live in Germany during Nazis World War II. When she turns 13 she received a diary from her parents as part of her birthday present. On this diary she started writing her daily life and adventures before things got bad. She and her family were Jewish people, so they needed to go into hiding because of the fact the jews were taken to concentration camps. Her family and others hid on her father´s office

family in Germany in the second world war when a new German president called Adolf Hitler came with the idea that all Jew people were dangerous ; so her dad Otto Frank who worked in a bank came with the idea of moving to Amsterdam, Holland to be safer from the German army called the Nazis. Anne was a little girl who lived with her family: Otto Frank her dad, Margot her sister and Edith her mom. For her birthday in June 12 her father gave her a diary were she wrote everything that happened. Days later

Ruta Sepetys wrote a New Yorks best seller novel called ¨Between Shades of Gray¨. In this historical fiction novel a family is taken from their homes during the Holocaust and has to endure many challenges. One of the main characters is a 16 year old girl named Lina whoś bravery, hope, and faith can be seen throughout the novel. In the novel ¨Between Shades of Gray¨ Sepetys creates two main theme, that hope can be found where there is despair and where there is fear there is faith. One theme that

Being identified as having a National Jewish Book Award for children 's literature the book The Devil 's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen’ is a historical fiction book about a Jewish family that changes with the flip of a page. Hannah travels back in time when her and her family are at a family dinner called the Seder about the Holocaust. Hannah had been forced out of their living space to go to a unknown place but rather than later, she figures out she is going to a concentration camp. While her and her

Imagine how it feels to be stuck in a tiny, miniscule room for almost two years, not able to make a sound or movement and if heard by someone,death or concentration camp is the destination? The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett is about a small family which consists of Anne, Margot, Mr. Frank, and Mrs. Frank who were in a shock of fear, and went into hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Over the course of the story other characters join the family into hiding

In the documentary, One Survivor Remembers, Gerda Weissmann recalls her miraculous survival of the Nazi concentration camps. Throughout her survival, Gerda Weissman shows personality traits of courage, perseverance, and compassion. When Gerda Weissmann was fifteen years old Germany seized control over Poland and all Jewish Poles were confined to small living quarters of their houses. Gerda Weissmann’s ability to keep calm and go on living in that situation showed true bravery because a girl her

which she chose to remain with them, living the rest of her life in the Netherlands.Miep became the biggest support for the family while they were hiding for 2 years and the One who found Anne’s Diary after the war ended.Miep Gies helped hide Otto and Edith Frank, their daughter Margot and Anne, Herman and his Husband Auguste Van Pels, their son Peter, and Fritz in several upstairs rooms in the company 's office building on Amsterdam.Gies said she was glad to help the families hide because