Reflections on “Making the Atomic Bomb”

Windows On Theory 2023-08-17

Summary:

[Cross posted on lesswrong; see here for my prior writings]  [it appears almost certain that in the immediate future, it would be] possible to set up a nuclear chain reaction in a large mass of uranium by which vast amounts of power and large quantities of new radium-like elements would be generated. Letter from Albert Einstein (prepared by … Continue reading Reflections on “Making the Atomic Bomb”

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philosophizing

Authors:

Boaz Barak

Date tagged:

08/17/2023, 00:39

Date published:

08/16/2023, 22:47