75th anniversary: While working with a mass of plutonium known as the demon core, Manhattan...
History · Anniversaries · Fri, May 21, 2021
1946: While working with a mass of plutonium known as the demon core, Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin accidentally exposed himself to a lethal dose of hard radiation, making him the second victim of a criticality accident in history.
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