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Among the consequences of this law is that if the nucleus of a uranium atom fissions (splits) into two nuclei with slightly less total mass, a tremendous amount of energy is released. In 1939, with World War II looming, a group of scientists who realized the implications of this persuaded Einstein to overcome his pacifist scruples and write a letter to President Roosevelt urging the U.S. to start a program of nuclear research. This led to the Manhattan Project and the atom bomb that exploded over Hiroshima in 1945. Some people blame the atom bomb on Einstein because he discovered...
That team will avoid a cellar-depth finish and position itself for a potential move to the first division in 2000-01. But for now, Harvard will content itself with developing the youth on its roster and generating the nucleus of a new contender...
Though the Tigers (20-12-2, 13-8-1, 4th) came within inches of claiming the ECAC title last season against Clarkson, don't expect to see a repeat performance. It will be a rebuilding year for Princeton as the Tigers scramble to replace the nucleus of their team...
Long before the world heard about Harvard's ambitious dream to raise $2.1 billion, Sid Knafel was helping pump up Harvard's "nucleus fund," the money the University needed to raise before it could go public with the campaign...
...signed an agreement Monday authorizing the disbanding of the guerrilla movement ?- or more correctly, its transformation into a 5,000-member civil defense-style Kosovo Protection Corps. NATO had envisaged the corps as a National Guard equivalent to respond to civilian emergencies, but the KLA viewed it as the nucleus of a national army for the independent Kosovo to which they remain committed. Although NATO has restricted the Kosovo Corps to only 200 weapons, and the Western peacekeeping force has certified that the KLA handed over all weapons required by previous agreements, observers believe the transition is unlikely to stop...