Invited papers on the history of fission physics [sound recording] : 1967 April 27.

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Invited papers on the history of fission physics [sound recording] : 1967 April 27.

Speakers include: O.R. Frisch - "How it All Began," J.A. Wheeler - "Mechanism of Fission," J.R. Dunning - "U-235-Key to Fission," H.L. Anderson - "Early Studies of the Fission Process," and G.T. Seaborg - "Chemistry and Fission." The session is moderated by L.A. Turner.

2 sound tape reels (2.5 hr.) : 3 3/4 ips, analog, mono. ; 7 in.

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