Otto Robert Frisch1 March 1940
Calculates with Peierls that a compact uranium bomb may be practical.
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Calculates with Peierls that a compact uranium bomb may be practical.
Calculates that a uranium-235 bomb may be practical.
Co-authors the Birmingham memorandum estimating uranium-235 weapon feasibility.
Co-authors memorandum estimating uranium-235 bomb feasibility.
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