Luxton in Winnipeg, Manitoba — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Dr. Louis Slotin (1910 - 1946)

Dr. Louis Slotin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Caroline Record, December 26, 2025

1. Dr. Louis Slotin Marker

Inscription. This park is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Louis Slotin who willingly and heroically laid down his life to save seven fellow scientists during an experiment May 21, 1946 at the Los Alamos atomic research project in New Mexico, U.S.A.

As the laboratory was being swept with deadly radiation, Dr. Slotin spontaneously leaped forward covering the experiment with his body. Dr. Slotin was taken to hospital where he died nine days later. His seven co-workers survived.

Dr. Slotin and his family had resided at 125 Scotia Street, just a short walk north of this park. Descendants and family members of the late Dr. Slotin still reside in Winnipeg.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Parks & Recreational Areas • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is May 21, 1946.

Location. 49° 55.384′ N, 97° 6.801′ W. Marker is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is in Luxton. It is on Luxton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Luxton Avenue, Winnipeg MB R2W 4Z1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Winnipeg.

It is

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also in the Prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seven Oaks House (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Seven Oaks House Museum / Le musée de Seven Oaks (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Battle of Seven Oaks (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Nicolaus Copernicus / Mikołaj Kopernik (approx. 3.1 kilometers away); Commemorating Manitoba Theatre Centre's 50th Anniversary (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Pantages Theatre (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); First Salvation Army Meeting West of the Great Lakes (approx. 3.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnipeg.

Also see . . . Dr. Louis Slotin. (Submitted on December 29, 2025, by Caroline Record of Montréal, Québec.)

Photographed by Caroline Record, December 26, 2025

2. Dr. Louis Slotin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2025, by Caroline Record of Montréal, Québec. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 241 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2025, by Caroline Record of Montréal, Québec. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.