Atomic Energy: The Pioneers
1952-12-2
Fermi discusses atomic weapons and the possibility of using atomic power for peaceful purposes. He also states that American scientists voluntary kept their results secret. Arthur H. Compton (Nobel Prize for Physics, 1927), gives two separate speeces. In the first, expresses his hope that the University of Chicago finds a place for its students and faculty to play squash. He discusses the project's importance in terms of winning World War II. He goes on to discuss the possibility of peaceful uses for atomic power. In the second, he gives a history of the project, says that the bomb brought the war to an end, and gives possible peaceful uses for atomic power.




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