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What was the initial reaction of the authorities to the Frisch–Peierls memorandum?
They were skeptical
They immediately started atomic bomb construction
Interest ignited
They censored the paper
Answer
The Frisch–Peierls memorandum, a document written by Otto Frisch and Rudolf Peierls, first described the possibility of building an atomic bomb. The memorandum was presented to the British authorities in June 1941. The authorities were initially skeptical, but the memorandum ignited interest in the possibility of building an atomic bomb.
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