ATOMIC BULLETS SPLITTING URANIUM

Is Science Springing Its Biggest Surprise By Robert D Potter EW YORK and the world would be surprised if someone shot a rifle bullet at the Empire State building and split it into twe parts. But people would be no more surprised than are scientists these days over their newly discov ered ability to shoot atomic bullets at uranium atoms and make these giants split into two parts and release enormous amounts of atomic energy i. Yes science today s getting atomic energy on a scale never before dreamed possible. In Germany in Denmark andin at least three American laboratories scientists have found that the neutral atomic particles called neutrons which possess 130 of an electronvolt of energy each can split uranium atoms apart and release energies of 200000000 electron wvolts don't let the term electronvolts worry you.

It is just the scientists unit for energy in his atomsmashing experiments Rather concen trate on the contrast between 130 and 200 000000 The ratio you can figure out is about 6000000000 times which means that when neutrons split uranium atoms six billion times more energy comes out than was put in isn't this newest trick of science the start of releasing.