Tracking the journey of a uranium cube

@article{Koeth2019TrackingTJ,
  title={Tracking the journey of a uranium cube},
  author={Timothy W. Koeth and Miriam E. Hiebert},
  journal={Physics Today},
  year={2019}
}
A mysterious object led two physicists to investigate the German quest and failure to build a working nuclear reactor during World War II. 
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