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41Muon-catalyzed fusion — This article refers to the original use of the term cold fusion. For the controversial experiments known as cold fusion, see Cold fusion. For other uses, see Cold Fusion (disambiguation). Muon catalyzed fusion (μCF) is a process allowing nuclear… …
42Kernwaffentechnik — Kernwaffen, auch als Atomwaffen oder Nuklearwaffen bezeichnet, sind Bomben oder Artilleriegeschosse, die die Energie für eine Explosion aus Kernreaktionen (Kernspaltungen oder verschmelzungen) beziehen (siehe auch Kernwaffenexplosion). Die… …
43Urey, Harold C. — ▪ American chemist Introduction in full Harold Clayton Urey born April 29, 1893, Walkerton, Ind., U.S. died Jan. 5, 1981, La Jolla, Calif. American scientist awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1934 for his discovery of the heavy… …
44radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …
45Manhattan Project — This article is about the atomic bomb project. For other uses, see Manhattan Project (disambiguation). Manhattan District The Manhattan Project created the first nuclear bombs. The Trinity test …
46Neutron moderator — Currently operating nuclear power reactors by moderator Moderator Reactors Design Country none (fast) 1 BN 600 Russia (1) graphite 29 AGR, Magnox, RBMK United Kingdom (18), Russia (11) heavy water 29 CANDU …
47Harold Urey — Harold Clayton Urey Harold Urey, circa 1963 Born April 29, 1893(1 …
48History of the Teller–Ulam design — This article chronicles the history and origins of the Teller Ulam design, the technical concept behind modern thermonuclear weapons, also known as the hydrogen bomb. HistoryTeller s Super The idea of using the energy from a fission device to… …
49nuclear reactor — Physics. reactor (def. 4). Also called nuclear pile. [1940 45] * * * Device that can initiate and control a self sustaining series of nuclear fission reactions. Neutrons released in one fission reaction may strike other heavy nuclei, causing them …
50Sakharov, Andrey Dmitriyevich — ▪ Soviet physicist and dissident born May 21, 1921, Moscow, Russia died Dec. 14, 1989, Moscow Soviet nuclear theoretical physicist, an outspoken advocate of human rights, civil liberties, and reform in the Soviet Union as well as rapprochement… …
