Louis Slotin
(1910-1946)
Physicist and chemist. Died of radiation poisoning.
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Louis Alexander Slotin (1 December 1910 – 30 May 1946) was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project. He was born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba. After earning both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, Slotin attended King's College London, where he obtained his doctorate in physical chemistry in 1936. Afterwards, he joined the University of Chicago as a research associate to help design a cyclotron. In 1942, he was invited to participate in the Manhattan Project.
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1 December 1910 North End, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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30 May 1946 (aged 35) Los Alamos, New Mexico
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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