@wellerstein In his interview, Larry Litz recalls his 24 hour shift to cast the 2nd plutonium sphere for a 3rd bomb. http://ow.ly/nMXjS
@AstuteDoofus @AtomicHeritage It must have been. Daghlian's death was August 21, 1945; doubt they had any other core but the "third" one.
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@wellerstein@AstuteDoofus Litz: the 3rd hemisphere was used in research; a scientist "accidentally bumped the array" & died of radiation.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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