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    Louis Alexander Slotin (/ ˈ s l oʊ t ɪ n / SLOHT-in; 1 December 1910 – 30 May 1946) 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, before obtaining his doctorate in physical chemistry at King's ...

  2. May 21, 2016 · May 21, 2016. A re-creation of the plutonium core that briefly went critical on May 21, 1946, resulting in the death of the Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin. Photograph courtesy Los Alamos ...

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  4. Jul 20, 2023 · The Blue Flash: How a careless slip led to a fatal accident in the Manhattan Project. 19 July 2023. By Ben Platts-Mills,Features correspondent. Slotin in the moments before the accident. One day ...

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  5. Jul 27, 2023 · On July 16, 1945, J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project scientists detonated an atomic bomb for the first time ever at the Trinity test site in New Mexico. The explosion took place more ...

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  6. Jul 29, 2023 · How bricks, a screwdriver, and a 'demon core' of radioactive material killed 2 Manhattan Project scientists. Grace Eliza Goodwin. Jul 29, 2023, 5:10 AM PDT. A recreation of the experiment shows ...

  7. Jul 15, 2020 · For the elite scientists, engineers and military brass of the Army’s remote nuclear weapons facility at Los Alamos, New Mexico, the night of July 15–16, 1945, was one of excruciating tension.

  8. There were 24 deaths during this period. They include the criticality accidents that killed Harry Daghlian and Louis Slotin, but other deaths included a child who drowned in the pond and several construction, driving, and horse riding accidents. The total number of fatalities at Hanford and Oak Ridge from 1943-1945 was 62; 54 were construction ...

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