German nuclear energy project (Uranverein)
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The German nuclear energy project (Uranverein) was Nazi Germany’s World War II program to research and potentially develop nuclear reactors and atomic weapons.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German nuclear energy project | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II-era program
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nuclear research program ⓘ scientific research project ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
development of atomic weapons
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development of nuclear reactors ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Heereswaffenamt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Farm Hall transcripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nuclear engineering
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nuclear physics ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Uranium Club
NERFINISHED
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Uranverein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | discovery of nuclear fission by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann ⓘ |
| location | Germany ⓘ |
| notableExperiment |
B-VIII reactor experiment in Haigerloch
NERFINISHED
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Uranmaschine experiments in Leipzig ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Haigerloch research reactor cave
NERFINISHED
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Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ Leipzig University experiments ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Allied intelligence services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
no atomic bomb produced
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no operational nuclear reactor achieved during World War II ⓘ |
| participant |
Abraham Esau
NERFINISHED
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Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker NERFINISHED ⓘ Carl Ramsauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Erich Bagge NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Bopp NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Geiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Horst Korsching NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Wirtz NERFINISHED ⓘ Klaus Clusius NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Diebner NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Laue NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Hahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Haxel NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Harteck NERFINISHED ⓘ Walther Bothe NERFINISHED ⓘ Werner Heisenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Groth NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Hanle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German war effort in World War II ⓘ |
| startTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Alsos Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | German Army Ordnance Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
heavy water
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uranium ⓘ |
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