Timeline Tuesday 12 September 1933

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Tuesday 12 September 1933

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1933 Szilard conceives the nuclear chain reaction Physicist realises neutrons could sustain a chain reaction On 12 September in London, Leo Szilard realised that a neutron-induced chain reaction could release vast amounts of energy. He patented the idea the following year.

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