This Day in History: 1910-05-30

Louis Slotin, a Canadian physicist who stemmed a nuclear lab explosion, born this day in 1910. Slotin was part of the Manhattan Project in World War II, and was involved in the “Paharito” accident at Los Alamos labs that involved a sudden criticality and release of radiation. Slotin died but his quick thinking probably saved the lives of his co-workers.