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Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds – part III

This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable — though much less certain — that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may thus be constructed. Einstein & Szilárd Fra tankespin til kædereaktion Det viste sig forholdsvist hurtigt, at de $6000 som Roosevelt havde bemidlet, ikke rigtigt strakte […]

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Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds – part II

I have been engaged in experiments which suggest that the atom can be artificially disintegrated. If it is true, it is of far greater importance than a war. Ernest Rutherford Ultra-kort videnskabshistorisk baggrund. Ligesom med de fleste andre dele af videnskaben, så har atomfysikken filosofiske rødder helt tilbage til antikken og de gamle grækere. Det […]

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