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September, 1941

September, 1941

Enrico Fermi muses to Edward Teller whether a fission explosion could ignite a fusion reaction in deuterium. After some study, Teller concludes that it is impossible.

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Edward Teller
Date Range: 
1941CE Sep
Era: 
1939 to 1941: Investigating Nuclear Weapons