Quote of the day by German chemist Otto Hahn: 'I felt profoundly ashamed..'-The 'father of nuclear chemistry's' regret after Hiroshima reveals the human cost of scientific discovery

Otto Hahn, a key figure in nuclear fission discovery, expressed deep shame and sorrow after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His work, driven by scientific curiosity, inadvertently led to the creation of atomic weapons. Hahn's reaction underscores the critical difference between scientific discovery and its application.