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Was the Nuclear Bomb Inevitable? With Frank Close

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The Path to Nuclear Fission and Its Historical Consequences

This chapter explores the creation of Neptunium and Plutonium through Uranium experiments, emphasizing Enrico Fermi's pivotal role in irradiating Uranium. It also speculates on an alternate history where an earlier discovery of nuclear fission could have led to dire consequences globally.

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