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March 2, 1940

March 2, 1940

The first direct measurements of the enormous slow fission cross section of uranium-235 are made by John Dunning at Manhattan, NY.

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John Dunning
Date Range: 
1940CE Mar 2nd
Era: 
1939 to 1941: Investigating Nuclear Weapons