Harry Daghlian
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Harry Daghlian was an American physicist and Manhattan Project researcher who died from acute radiation poisoning after a criticality accident involving the plutonium "demon core" in 1945.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project scientist
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human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | bachelor's degree in physics ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 24 ⓘ |
| birthName | Haroutune Krikor Daghlian Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Watertown, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
acute radiation syndrome
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criticality accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1945-08-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-05-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-09-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Purdue University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Los Alamos Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Armenian American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Daghlian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Haroutune Krikor Daghlian Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nuclear physics
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particle physics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Haroutune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | neutron reflection experiment with plutonium core ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Helen Daghlian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | safety reforms in criticality experiments ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being first person to die from a criticality accident
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fatal accident with the demon core ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accident ⓘ |
| memberOf | Manhattan Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Margaret Daghlian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Harry Daghlian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | criticality accident with plutonium core on 1945-08-21 ⓘ |
| notableWork | critical assembly experiments with plutonium cores ⓘ |
| occupation | physicist ⓘ |
| participantIn | United States nuclear weapons development program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Los Alamos criticality experiments ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Waterbury, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedRadiationDose | lethal ⓘ |
| religion | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
NERFINISHED
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Waterbury, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | plutonium core later nicknamed "demon core" ⓘ |
| workLocation | Omega Site, Los Alamos Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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demon core
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demon core