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For a more extreme example: it took less than seven years from the discovery of nuclear fission for this discovery to be used obliterate cities.
by mikeash 7y ago
For a more extreme example: it took less than seven years from the discovery of nuclear fission for this discovery to be used obliterate cities.
- saalweachter 7y agoOn the other hand, consider the time it too to develop gunpowder projectile weapons to the point that they were useful.
- mikeash 7y agoIndeed. I guess a century or so of development isn’t so bad by comparison.