History Of Muclear Technology
Submitted by madnotes on May 19, 2008
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History Of Muclear Technology
Introduction
It is human nature to test, to observe, and to dream. This history of nuclear energy is the story of a centuries-old dream becoming a reality.
Ancient Greek philosophers first developed the idea that all matter is composed of invisible particles called atoms. The word atom comes from the Greek word, atomos, meaning indivisible. Scientists in the 18th and 19th centuries revised the concept based on their experiments. By 1900, physicists knew the atom contains large quantities of energy. British physicist Ernest Rutherford was called the father of nuclear science because of his contribution to the theory of atomic structure. In 1904 he wrote:
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