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Manhattan Project

  • Ernest Rutherford discovers the proton

    Ernest Rutherford discovers the proton
    Transmuted an element (nitrogen to oxygen)
  • First cyclotron is built

    First cyclotron is built
    Ernest O. Lawrence built the cyclotron at Berkeley university.
  • Heavy hydrogen is discovered

    Heavy hydrogen is discovered
    Also known as deuterium, heavy hydrogen is discovered by Harold C. Urey.