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French Reactor

France · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1948

Frederic Joliot-Curie15 December 1948

Fontenay-aux-Roses · Science / Physics

Leads work culminating in France's first nuclear reactor.

Names involved

Frederic Joliot-Curie

Provenance

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