Francis Simon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Francis Simon

German-British chemist

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1893

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1956

Profession: physicist, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir Francis Simon (2 July 1893 – 31 October 1956), was a German and later British physical chemist and physicist who devised the gaseous diffusion method, and confirmed its feasibility, of separating the isotope Uranium-235 and thus made a major contribution to the creation of the atomic bomb.