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Ida Noddack

German chemist (1896-1978) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 82

Ida Noddack, née Tacke, was a German chemist and physicist. In 1934 she was the first to mention the idea later named nuclear fission. With her husband Walter Noddack, and Otto Berg, she discovered element 75, rhenium. She was nominated three times for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1966
Liebig Medal1931

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Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1896 to 1978 · aged 82