1945 Apr 12

Otto Frisch completes criticality and "zero-yield" experiments with U-235 at Los Alamos, NM. Also, President Roosevelt dies and Harry S. Truman become president.

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Harry S. Truman. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Date Range: 
1945CE Apr 12th
Era: 
1945: Building the Bomb [1]
Source URL: https://www.atomicheritage.org/event/1945-apr-12