Otto Hahn Quotes

Last updated: 2024/03/04 at 3:22 PM

Saurav Singh Published February 26, 2024

1 Min Read

Otto Hahn Quotes

Otto Hahn (8 March 1879 – 28 July 1968) was a German chemist. In 1944, Otto Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Otto Hahn was born on 8 March 1879, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He studied chemistry at the University of Marburg, where he earned his doctorate in 1901 under the supervision of Sir William Ramsay. Otto Hahn had a distinguished career in chemistry and nuclear physics.

I knew that the Hague Convention prohibited the use of poison in war. I didn’t know the details of the terms of the Convention, but I did know of that prohibition.

At first the English were very surprised by our disregarding the Hague Convention. But from 1916 onward they used at least as much poison as we did.

First we attacked the Russian soldiers with our gases, and then when we saw the poor fellows lying there, dying slowly, we tried to make breathing easier for them by using our own life-saving devices on them.

TAGGED: Otto Hahn

Saurav Singh March 4, 2024 February 26, 2024

Share This Article