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The atom is split: beginning of the atomic age...
The atom is split: beginning of the atomic age...
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May 02, 1932
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 2, 1932
* John Cockcroft & Ernest Walton
* 1st splitting of the atom - atomic nucleus
Page 20 has a very historic report which notes the very beginning of the "atomic age" with one column headings: "ATOM BROKEN IN EXPERIMENT" "Hydrogen Turns Into Helium Under Electrical Bombardment"
See the hyperlink which mentions Cockcroft and Walton as being the first to split the atom.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise very nice.
Category: The 20th Century
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