Physicist says Nazis tried to make a nuclear reactor after receiving a mysterious cube of uranium

Hundreds of radioactive cubes — which once sat at the heart of a failed nuclear reactor built in secret by Nazi scientists — are being hunted by US researchers. Scroll down for video Hundreds of radioactive cubes that once sat at the heart of a failed nuclear reactor built in secret by Nazi scientists are being hunted by US researchers After obtaining one of the cubes, Professor Koeth's curiosity was piqued. A theoretical physicist, Werner is credited with the creation of the field of quantum mechanics and was ultimately captured by Allied forces in 1945 At the heart of the reactor were 664 uranium cubes, each of which were 2 inches on each side, like the one currently possessed by Professor Koeth. 'Even if the 400 additional cubes had been brought to Haigerloch to use within that reactor experiment, the German scientists would have still needed more heavy water to make the reactor work,' said Professor Koeth.