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Richard Rhodes - Making of Atomic Bomb, AI, WW2, Oppenheimer, & Abolishing Nukes
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The Importance of Visual Light in Physics
When nuclear fission was discovered in the 30s, scientists were baffled. They had been bombarding a solution of uranium nitrate with neutrons thinking they could make a new element. But when they found these elements like half the weight of uranium way down the periodic table, they realized it wasn't possible. The discovery changed everything for physicists who would later work on the bomb.
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