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Albert Einstein meets with Leo Szilard to compose a cautionary letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy The post Slide 1 appeared first on Perspectives...
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In nuclear fission, uranium-235 is bombarded with neutrons, causing its nucleus to split into krypton, barium, several neutrons, and a large amount of energy. The post Slide 2 appeared first on...
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The "Fat Man" plutonium bomb exploding over Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. Photo courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration The post Slide 3 appeared first on Perspectives on...
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The Manhattan Engineer District’s insignia, adopted in 1945, symbolizes a lightning bolt splitting an atom. The post Slide 4 appeared first on Perspectives on International Security The Manhattan...
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