Without neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible.
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A few years ago I made a documentary about uranium, radioactivity and radiation. I always thought of the characters in our story as the scientists and maybe the uranium nucleus itself. It was only through making the documentary that I realized the real hero of the story is the neutron. Without a neutral nuclear particle, it would be virtually impossible to release the energy from the nucleus. But with it, and the idea of a chain reaction, nuclear energy went from science fiction to reality. That is something I had not grasped as clearly before and it motivated me to make this video.
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Video: Einstein thought Nuclear weapons were impossible
Me: Wait, didnt they teach us in school that Einstein worked on creating one ?
chernobyl was not a run away nuclear reaction nor a nuclear explosion. it was a steam explosion caused by coolant failure
Einstein sent a letter to FDR saying the US should get the bomb built first – ahead of Germany, saying whoever built it first would win the war and rule the world.
What about fusion? Is the neutron involved?
leo szilárd was hungarian
Utopian dream lmao
Everyone learns. This is low hanging fruit.
May be Einstein and other nobel prize winner know that it is possible but they don't want that it should be created
Modern Scientists to Robert Millikan and Ernest Rutherford: Ok boomer
Being hard to do is not the same as impossible. That's one of the most important things we have learned in the last 100 years
einstein: we can not build nuclear weapons
J. Robert Oppenheimer: now what bitch?
too simple i was thinking more of a timeline
My assumption was that Einstein had too much faith in humanity rather than him not believing it being possible.
I wonder how Einstein would react to nuclear physics if he was alive
Khate jahar
Nuclear weapons were a mistake. They prevent wars which is unironically a bad thing overall for humanity
Einstein says "God does not play dice with the universe", and sycophantic choirs descend upon the stage singing hallellujahs, while Darwin in the audience above thinks for himself "Of course he does, it's just common sense", and then he wonders if there's some penguin stew left for dinner.
Possible but depends on the target.
can you do a video about profesor Hesabi?
Audible is not the longest supporter of the channel
This show teach me more about history , science and math better than school
The grammer on the title is really really really good
Pretty sure Einstein contributed to the creation of the atomic bomb. I believe he believed it was possible but did not want others to believe it was possible because of the damage it could do. I wouldn’t want to believe it, it’s unscientific to use atomic power for destructive purposes, it’s constructive for other things. But if the goal is progress, the means are peace, and that end is scientific in peace.
uhm, didn't einstein contribute in the creation of the nuclear bomb?
"Talking moonshine" is now my favorite expression
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The insanity to end all insanities
He wrote a letter to the president of the United States discussing the dangers of the energy of the atom being used as a weapon. It's the main reason he was able to defect to America to escape the holocaust.
"Soulja Boy off in this oh
Watch me crank it, watch me roll
Watch me crank dat, Soulja Boy
Then Superman dat oh" – Albert Einstein
So why is the one who oversmarted einstein is not as famous yet?
He said it can’t be done so people won’t try it.too bad he failed
Watching a impossible topic video, got a nothing is impossible ad from nike
He’s wrong about a lot of stuff.