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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.

Date Range:

1940CE Mar 2nd

Era:

1939 to 1941: Investigating Nuclear Weapons

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