Nuclear Physics
How a Small Miscalculation Stopped Germany From Developing the Atomic Bomb in WWII
Heisenberg’s controversial miscalculation of the critical mass of an atomic bomb.
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14 min readMay 10, 2023
On the 8th of May, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European theatre of World War II. Soon…