Nuclear Physics Explained. Episode 15, Splitting the Nucleus
(2019, original release: 2018)
Nonfiction
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6817420
LANGUAGE
English
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Title from title frames
The discovery of the neutron in 1932 led to the insight that neutrons can incite certain heavy elements to fission (break apart), releasing more neutrons and a prodigious amount of energy. In this lecture, lay the groundwork for understanding nuclear weapons and nuclear power by investigating nuclei that are prone to fission, how to initiate fission, and the "daughter nuclei" that result
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Lawrence Weinstein
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2018
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English