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Nuclear fission   /nˈukliər fˈɪʃən/   Listen
Nuclear fission

noun
1.
A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.  Synonym: fission.






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"Nuclear fission" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the development and construction of a nuclear weapon, scientists and technicians expanded their knowledge of nuclear fission and developed both the gun-type and the implosion mechanisms to release the energy of a nuclear chain reaction. Their knowledge, however, was only theoretical. They could be certain neither of the extent and effects of such a nuclear chain reaction, nor of the hazards of the resulting blast ...
— Project Trinity 1945-1946 • Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer



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