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Louis Slotin
Louis Alexander Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project. Born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Slotin earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, and his doctorate in physical chemistry at King's College London in 1936. Afterwards, he joined the University of Chicago as a research as…
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science · Canadian physicist and chemist (1910–1946) · physicist · chemist · non-fiction writer · nuclear physicist · also Louis Slotin, Louis Alexander Slotin, Slotin
Born 1 December 1910 · Died 30 May 1946 · Q380171
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2026· 2 entries
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2023· 1 entry
CBC.ca: Louis Slotin and the demon core: Winnipeg's Oppenheimer connection
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2019· 1 entry
Backstage: Louis Slotin Sonata
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2011· 2 entries
OC Weekly: 'Louis Slotin Sonata' Has Its 19th Nuclear Breakdown
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Daily Breeze: ‘Louis Slotin Sonata’ takes an unflinching look at death by radiation poisoning
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2006· 1 entry
Seattle Times: “Louis Slotin Sonata”: Tumultuous and bubbling drama
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2002· 1 entry
An asteroid discovered in 1995 was named 12423 Slotin in his honour
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1999· 1 entry
At the Circle X Theatre in Los Angeles; subsequent productions include a 2001 off-Broadway production, directed by David P
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1948· 2 entries
Based on dozens of assumptions, some of which are now known to be incorrect
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Slotin's colleagues at Los Alamos and the University of Chicago initiated the Louis A
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1946· 2 entries
Died 1946-05-30.
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Career landmark: irradiation.
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1942· 1 entry
Slotin was invited to participate in the Manhattan Project, and subsequently performed experiments with uranium and plutonium cores to determine their critical mass values
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1937· 1 entry
After he unsuccessfully applied for a job with Canada's National Research Council, the University of Chicago accepted Slotin as a research associate
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1927· 1 entry
Studied at University of Manitoba (1927).
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1910· 1 entry
Born 1910-12-01.
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