The Sun Shines BrightRevised and updated essays selected from the Magazine of fantasy and science fiction, March 1979-July 1980. |
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Page 153
... neutron's neutrality seemed to be balanced , and perhaps more than balanced , by the disad- vantage . Neutrons as produced were , of course , capable of inducing nuclear reactions . This was demonstrated in 1932 , the very year of the ...
... neutron's neutrality seemed to be balanced , and perhaps more than balanced , by the disad- vantage . Neutrons as produced were , of course , capable of inducing nuclear reactions . This was demonstrated in 1932 , the very year of the ...
Page 154
... neutron . " One would suppose that slow neutrons , possessing virtu- ally no energy , would be useless as far as inducing nuclear reactions were concerned , but this is not so . Fermi made the crucial discovery that slow neutrons are ...
... neutron . " One would suppose that slow neutrons , possessing virtu- ally no energy , would be useless as far as inducing nuclear reactions were concerned , but this is not so . Fermi made the crucial discovery that slow neutrons are ...
Page 156
... neutron and underwent a nuclear reaction that liberated two neutrons , each of those might induce a similar nuclear reaction that would liberate a total of four neutrons , which would in turn . . . The initial investment of one neutron ...
... neutron and underwent a nuclear reaction that liberated two neutrons , each of those might induce a similar nuclear reaction that would liberate a total of four neutrons , which would in turn . . . The initial investment of one neutron ...
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