Otto Hahn Writes About the Max Planck Society </i>

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Born and educated in Germany, Hahn worked at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry, which later became the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science. There, he conducted further research in radioactivity, which he first studied on a sabbatical to London. Hahn's knowledge proved useful as a chemical-warfare specialist during World War I. Shortly thereafter, Hahn and his partner Lise Meitner were among the first to isolate protactinium. By 1938, his research led him and Fritz Strassman to discovery nuclear fission, which expedited development of the atomic bomb. In 1944, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics and shared the Enrico Fermi Award in 1966 with both Strassman and Meitner. After spending his later years in England, he spent the rest of his life Germany. <P> TLS. 1pg. 8 ‰ˆ" x 11". June 19, 1951. No place. A typed letter signed <I>"<B>Otto Hahn</B>"</I> in German to <I>"Dr. F. L. Breusch,"</I> the director of the Chemical Institute of the University of Istanbul. This letter was written while Hahn was the president of Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science and is typed on that organization's letterhead. That association was the research home of many prominent German physicists, including Albert Einstein: <I>"On June 18 this month the senate of the Max-Planck-Society has decided your affiliation as a promotional member. As the senate's chairman I would like to warmly welcome you at the Max-Planck-Society and like to cordially thank you that you are willing to promote our work...Within this year, we will present to your members an extended yearbook. It will contain history of The Emperor Wilhelm Co. for the Promotion of Science and Research which was founded 40 years ago and has been liquidated in April this year. Furthermore, it will describe constitution of the Max-Planck-Society."</I> The letter is a clear read and in great condition

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