The German Uranium Project

The German Uranium Project

During World War II, the German atomic scientists were trying to produce electric power by creating a chain reaction in uranium. Werner Heisenberg hoped that this achievement would impress the allies if the war was lost.

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics today 2000-07, Vol.53 (7), p.34-36
1. Verfasser: Bethe, Hans A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Heisenberg, Werner
Nuclear weapons
Physicists
Uranium
World War II
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Zusammenfassung:During World War II, the German atomic scientists were trying to produce electric power by creating a chain reaction in uranium. Werner Heisenberg hoped that this achievement would impress the allies if the war was lost.
ISSN:0031-9228
1945-0699
DOI:10.1063/1.1292473