Editing Otto Hahn (section)

===Legacy===
Hahn is considered the father of radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry.{{sfn|Hahn|1966|p=ix}} He is chiefly remembered for the discovery of nuclear fission, the basis of nuclear power and nuclear weapons.{{sfn|Hahn|1966|pp=x–xi}} Glenn Seaborg wrote that "it has been given to very few men to make contributions to science and to humanity of the magnitude of those made by Otto Hahn".{{sfn|Hahn|1966|p=ix}} His award of the 1944 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was in recognition of this discovery but was attainted by sexism and antisemitism in Meitner being overlooked.<ref name="Antisemitism">{{cite magazine|title=How Antisemitism and Professional Betrayal Marred Lise Meitner's Scientific Legacy |first1=Katie |last1=Hafner |first2=Ashraya |last2=Gupta |magazine=Scientific American |date=14 September 2023 |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-antisemitism-and-professional-betrayal-marred-lise-meitners-scientific-legacy/ |access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref> Conflict between chemists and physicists and the theorists and experimentalists also played a role.{{sfn|Crawford|Sime|Walker|1997|pp=27–32}} Hahn's efforts to rehabilitate the image of Germany after the war also became problematic. He was no Nazi, but tolerated those who were.{{sfn|Walker|2006|p=124}}{{sfn|Sime|2004|p=48}} He was not culpable, but was complicit.<ref name="Antisemitism" /> In a letter to [[James Franck]] dated 22 February 1946, Meitner wrote:{{blockquote|Hahn is without doubt a decent man with many good traits. He only lacks thoughtfulness and perhaps also a certain strength of character, things that in normal times are minor flaws, but in the complicated times of today have deeper implications.<ref name="Antisemitism" />}}