I think we can all agree that the physicists, engineers, and chemists who worked on the Manhattan Project -- which ultimately ended World War II -- were consummate geniuses and paragons of ...
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The unused plutonium core that kept a third atomic strike within reach
On August 10, 1945, a handwritten note on a major wartime document placed an additional restriction on the atomic age, which was: “It is not to be released over Japan without express authority from ...
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The demon core - 14lbs of plutonium
The Demon Core was meant to be the heart of the third atomic bomb. What made scientists so afraid of the Demon Core? In today's video we look at one of the most powerful materials found on this Earth, ...
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