Atomic Heritage Foundation

May 1934

May 1934

Enrico Fermi and his team in Rome bombard elements with neutrons and split uranium but do not realize it.

Date Range:

1934CE May

Era:

1895 to 1937: Early Nuclear Science

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Albert Einstein receiving his his certificate of U.S. citizenship in 1940 from Judge Philip Forman. Photo courtesy Al Aumuller/Library of Congress.

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