Otto Hahn and Nuclear Fission (16/108)

Otto Hahn and Nuclear Fission (16/108)

In the series important inventions and discoveries from the spheres of geoscience and civil engineering are presented. The viewer gains insight into both the scientific and the socio-political background of a discovery or an invention. Pioneers of science are portrayed, subjects of research are presented and their further development up to the present day is traced. The process and functioning of the research objects are explained by means of computer animation. Dramatized scenes shed light on the working conditions and methods of the scientists. Particularly impressive are the historical film documents, some of which date back to the early years of cinematography. 1938 gelang dem Chemiker Otto Hahn die erste Kernspaltung. Im Film werden die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen erklärt sowie die Diskussion über Fluch oder Chance des Atomzeitalters anhand der praktischen Umsetzungen von Hahns Entdeckung beleuchtet.

WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GRAND Award for "Documentaries" WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GOLD Award for "Documentaries: Research and Science"