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Fermi supervised the first demonstration of fission [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pile-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pile-1
by rjsw 10y ago
Fermi supervised the first demonstration of fission [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pile-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Pile-1
- dalke 10y agoYes. But as that link point out, it was years after (and a consequence of) the Einstein–Szilard letter. When did Einstein say nuclear fission was impossible, and how was it Fermi who "promptly proved him dead wrong", as madaxe_again wrote? Edit: jsnathan at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12326618 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12326618 found a 1934 quote by Einstein expressing an opinion that nuclear power wasn't possible. This is after fission was already demonstrated.
- kryptiskt 10y agoFission was discovered in 1938. Fermi observed fission but drew the wrong conclusions, he thought he saw creation of transuranic elements.