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We will begin with atoms. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ATOMS
6 The Neutron 92 Nuclear Spin 92 Discovery of the Neutron 95 The Proton-Neutron Theory 98 The Nuclear Interaction 101 Neutron Bombardment 107 VOLUME 3 Nuclear Fission 117 New Elements 117 The Discovery of Fission 122 The Nuclear Chain Reaction 127 The Nuclear Bomb 131 Nuclear Reactors 141 Nuclear Fusion 147 The Energy of the Sun 147 Thermonuclear Bombs 149 Controlled Fusion 151 Beyond Fusion 159 Antimatter 159 The Unknown 164 Reading List 166 [Illustration: _A total eclipse of the sun._] INTRODUCTION In a way, nuclear energy has been serving man as long as he has existed. It has served all of life; it has flooded the earth for billions of years. The sun, you see, is a vast nuclear engine, and the warmth and light that the sun radiates is the product of nuclear energy. In order for man to learn to produce and control nuclear energy himself, however (something that did not take place until this century), three lines of investigation—atoms, electricity, and energy—had to develop and meet.  SECTION NUMBER ONE OF WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS THE STORY OF NUCLEAR ENERGY BY ISAAC ASIMOV THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT O R G RECORDING BY BLAINE ADEN MAC COY RIVERSIDE CALIFORNIA INTRODUCTION IN A WAY NUCLEAR ENERGY HAS BEEN SERVING MAN AS LONG AS HE HAS EXISTED IT HAS SERVED ALL OF LIFE IT HAS FLOODED THE EARTH FOR BILLIONS OF YEARS THE SUN YOU SEE IS A VAST NUCLEAR ENGINE AND THE WARMTH AND LIGHT THAT THE SUN RADIATES IS THE PRODUCT OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN ORDER FOR MAN TO LEARN TO PRODUCE AND CONTROL NUCLEAR ENERGY HIMSELF HOWEVER SOMETHING THAT DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL THIS CENTURY THREE LINES OF INVESTIGATION ATOMS ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY HAD TO DEVELOP AND MEET
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