News tagged with atomic bomb
Honey, I Blew up the Tokamak
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Magnetic reconnection could be the Universe's favorite way to make things explode. It operates anywhere magnetic fields pervade space--which is to say almost everywhere. On the sun magnetic reconnection causes ...
Study estimates radiation dose, cancer risk from coronary artery calcium screening
Jul 13, 2009 |
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A study based on computer modeling of radiation risk suggests that widespread screening for the buildup of calcium in the arteries using computed tomography scans would lead to an estimated 42 additional radiation-induced ...
Researchers discover atomic bomb effect results in adult-onset thyroid cancer
Aug 29, 2008 |
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Radiation from the atomic bomb blasts in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945, likely rearranged chromosomes in some survivors who later developed papillary thyroid cancer as adults, according to Japanese researchers.
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Nuclear scientist says first Soviet A-bomb 'miracle': report
Aug 30, 2009 |
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A nuclear scientist involved in the Soviet Union's first atomic test 60 years ago hailed it "a miracle" Saturday and called for a national day of celebration, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Physicist Owen Chamberlain dies at 85
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Mar 02, 2006 |
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Renowned physicist Owen Chamberlain, who shared a Nobel Prize for introducing the world to antimatter, died Tuesday in Berkeley, Calif., at the age of 85.
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 60 years old
Nov 30, 2005 |
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists celebrates its 60th anniversary Saturday with ceremonies in Chicago.
Large meteorite hits northern Norway
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Jun 10, 2006 |
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A large meteorite struck in northern Norway this week, landing with an impact an astronomer compared to the atomic bomb used at Hiroshima.
Russian bomb physicist Ginzburg dead at 93
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Nobel Physics prize winner Vitaly Ginzburg, who helped develop the Soviet hydrogen bomb, has died at age 93, the Russian Academy of Sciences said Monday.
Physicists say there's an urgent need for nuclear detectives
Feb 17, 2008 |
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A terrorist nuclear explosion devastates Manhattan, but no group takes credit. The pressure on the U.S. president to retaliate is intense. Acting on sketchy information, the president orders an attack, but it turns out to ...
Expert: Atomic bombings still part of political diplomacy
Jul 28, 2005 |
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The next few weeks will be filled with differing opinions on how the United States should commemorate the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, and a Purdue University political communication expert can talk about ...
Bikini corals recover from atomic blast
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Half a century after the last earth-shattering atomic blast shook the Pacific atoll of Bikini, the corals are flourishing again. Some coral species, however, appear to be locally extinct.
Atomic bomb, space scientist Rudoff dies
Mar 06, 2006 |
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Hyman Rudoff, who worked on the Manhattan Project and helped develop the heat shields for the Mercury and Gemini space capsules, has died in California. He was 93.
Manhattan Project scientist dies
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Rose A. Carney, who as a Chicago graduate student worked on the Manhattan Project, which led to the creation of the atomic bomb, has died at the age of 86.
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