Strassmann

Strassmann is a German surname. The most prominent bearer is Fritz Strassmann (1902–1980), a German chemist. In 1938, he and Otto Hahn conducted experiments that bombarded uranium with neutrons and observed products that included barium, providing crucial experimental evidence for the fission of heavy nuclei. The finding, interpreted by Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch, established the process of nuclear fission. The discovery profoundly influenced nuclear physics and the development of nuclear energy and weapons. Otto Hahn received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1944 for the discovery; Strassmann's contribution is recognized as essential to the evidence.