Demon core
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The demon core was a ball of plutonium that was supposed to be the third atomic bomb in the Manhattan Project. The demon core took the lives of two physicists, Harry Daghlian Jr. and Louis Slotin.
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The two physicists Harry Daghlian (center left) and Louis Slotin (center right) during the Trinity Test. Both died following supercritical accidents involving the "demon core".
A sketch used by doctors to determine the amount of radiation to which each person in the room had been exposed during the excursion
A drawing based on the above sketch
