split the atom
split the atom
split the atom
Scientists first split the atom in the 1930s. The process of splitting the atom, known as nuclear fission, was achieved by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann in 1938. This discovery laid the groundwork for the development of nuclear power and weapons.
Ernest Rutherford was the man you are thinking of. He was the first person to 'split the atom'.
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Hans Bethe was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1967. To read more about this scientist, and to see a photograph of him, see Answers.com via the Related Link.
In 1932 john cockcroft and Ernst waltin split the atom.
Splitting the Atom was created on 2009-10-04.
Scientists have split the atom.
Sometimes, an atom cannot be split.
Yes, it is possible to split an atom through a process called nuclear fission.
British Physicist Ernest Rutherford is considered the 'father of nuclear physics' and is credited with splitting the first atom in 1917. He pioneered the Rutherford model of the atom and theorized that the charge of an atom is concentrated into a nucleus. He was able to split the atom in a nuclear reaction between alpha and nitrogen particles which led to the discovery of the proton.