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the discovery of the artificial transmutation of uranium
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uranium with an atomic number of 92 had most protons of any know element. Enrico Fermi believed he had synthesized elements with atomic numbers beyond the limit recognized on the periodic table.
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the team began investigating neutron-induced uranium decay at the end of
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Hahn was sure of the chemical evidence of transuranes
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the political situation in Germany had become dangerous for meitner
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nuclear investigators in both fields had collaborated to provide a stunning explanation for the mysterious results of uranium's forced transformation
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Hahn was awarded the 1944 noble prize in chemistry