# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/louis-slotin
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:30:22.697Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/louis-slotin"
name: "Louis Slotin"
slug: "louis-slotin"
description: "Louis Alexander Slotin was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project. Born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Slotin earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, and his doctorate in physical chemistry at King's College London in 1936. Afterwards, he joined the University of Chicago as a research associate to help design a cyclotron."
tagline: "Canadian physicist and chemist (1910-1946)"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1910-12-01"
deathDate: "1946-05-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump