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Nuclear Fission: Encyclopedia - Nuclear Fission
Nuclear fission (in nuclear physics, simply fission) is a process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei ...
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Nuclear Fission: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuclear Fission - History
The results of the bombardment of uranium by neutrons had proved interesting and puzzling. First studied by Enrico Fermi and his colleagu...
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Nuclear Fission: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuclear Fission - Physical Overview
Nuclear fission differs from other forms of radioactive decay in that it can be harnessed and controlled via a chain reaction: free neutr...
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