What Really Happened the First Time We Split a Heavy Atom in Half

This episode was produced in collaboration with and sponsored by Emerson. Click here to learn more about their We Love STEM initiative: When scientists first split the atom, they didnt realize what theyd done until physicist Lise Meitner figured out they had discovered what we now call nuclear fission. We re conducting a survey of our viewers If you have time, please give us feedback: Hosted by: Hank Green Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: D. A. Noe, Nicholas Smith, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Bella Nash, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, Tim Curwick, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Fatima Iqbal Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Instagram: Sources: Images: N