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Neutron Lifetime Measurement

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1950Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1950

Rube McCord1950

Oak Ridge · Science / Physics

Rube McCord participates in the first experimental measurement of the free-neutron lifetime at Oak Ridge.

Frances Pleasonton1950

Oak Ridge · Science / Physics

Helps make the first measurement of the free neutron decay lifetime.

Names involved

Frances PleasontonRube McCord

Provenance

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