And for the thousands of chemists, metallurgists, and engineers on the project, it would be a sore spot—only the physics was declassifiable.
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@wellerstein Were piles that produced controlled chain reactions and heat that engineers knew could be captured and used. Useful knowledge
@Atomicrod It was the navy's push for submarine reactors that accelerated the efforts and led to the first civilian power plants.
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@wellerstein That's history as told by the victors. The Daniels Pile, whose funds Rickover captured, was well on its way to demonstrationThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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