Science on the 1st of March 1940 in history

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01 Mar 1940 Frisch–Peierls memorandum	science	Frisch–Peierls memorandum (physics) Frisch–Peierls memorandum: Otto Frisch and Rudolf Peierls, at this time working at the University of Birmingham in England, calculate that an atomic bomb could be produced using very much less enriched uranium than has previously been supposed, making it a practical proposition.	0

29th February 1940 2nd March 1940

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