Unit III, Dayton Project - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Unit III, Dayton Project - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Dayton Project was a research and development project to produce polonium during World War II, as part of the larger Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs. Work took place at several sites in and around Dayton, Ohio. Those working on the project were ultimately responsible for creating the polonium-based modulated neutron initiators which were used to begin the chain reactions in the atomic bombs. Read more on Wikipedia
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