25: The A Bomb
Equinox
English - August 19, 2020 22:37 - 51 minutes - 24.8 MBEarth Sciences Science Life Sciences astronomy biology discoveries experiments historical innovation practical science research science technology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The development of nuclear weapons is one of the most amazing, and fearsome, scientific breakthroughs in human history. But before they could be made, a lot of discoveries had to happen first. The timing is also amazing. Almost as soon as these things were discovered we started blowing things up.
The development of nuclear weapons is one of the most amazing, and fearsome, scientific breakthroughs in human history. But before they could be made, a lot of discoveries had to happen first. The timing is also amazing. Almost as soon as these things were discovered we started blowing things up.
Radioactive, the story of Marie Curie on Amazon (warning: R rated)
March 1, 1896: Henri Becquerel Discovers Radioactivity
May 1932: Chadwick reports the discovery of the neutron
December 1938: Discovery of Nuclear Fission
Thermonuclear (fusion) weapons
The Oklo natural reactors in Precambrian rocks, Gabon, Africa