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Hans Bethe Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hans Bethe, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1942–19482 events1 places

Chronological biography

1942

Manhattan Project1942
Warfare / Nuclear

Theorists Hans Bethe, John Van Vleck, Edward Teller, Felix Bloch, Emil Konopinski, Robert Serber, Stanley S. Frankel, and Eldred C. Nelson (the latter three all former students of Oppenheimer) quickly confirm that a fission bomb is feasible

1948

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis1948
Science / Astronomy · Physicist · George Washington University

Bethe is included on the alpha beta gamma paper that publicises early universe nucleosynthesis

Titles and roles

Physicist

Record provenance

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