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Implosion Compression Insight

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

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1943

John von Neumann20 September 1943

Los Alamos · Science / Physics

Von Neumann visits Los Alamos and emphasises the large compression attainable by implosion, strengthening interest in the method.

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John von Neumann

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