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HG Wells used the phrase in The World Set Free 1913, where it was a key ingredient in the plot.
In 1934, one of the race horses at Gatwick Racecourse (England) was named "The Atomic Bomb."pic.twitter.com/XtDy0Hp0aJ
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@rjmbarker Right. It was a common sci-fi trope by the mid-1930s.
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@wellerstein Pretty visionary. But I suppose it had a totally different meaning then. Not sure which though…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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