Nuclear Fission16 January 1939
Confirms uranium fission experimentally with Meitne
Historical person
Otto Robert Frisch Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Otto Robert Frisch, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Austria.
4 records1939–19454 events2 places
Chronological biography
1939
1945
Dragon Prompt Critical Experiment18 January 1945
Frisch's Dragon experiment produces the first assembly made prompt critical by neutrons alone, using uranium hydride at Los Alamos.
Uranium Zero Yield Tests12 April 1945
Frisch completes criticality and zero-yield experiments with uranium-235 needed to confirm weapon-core behaviour.
Implosion Core Criticality Confirmation24 June 1945
Frisch confirms through criticality measurements that the planned implosion-core design is satisfactory.
Titles and roles
Physicist
Record provenance
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