Greatest Engineering Achievements - #19 Nuclear Technologies
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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History of Science and Technology Nuclear Engineering |
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Organization:National Academy of Engineering - NAE |
| Description: | NAE's website highighting twentieth century achievements in nuclear technologies. The site is organized around a timeline, history (E=MC2, Manhattan Project, splitting the atom), peacetime use, power plants and an essay by Shirley Ann Jackson. "Beating swords into plowshares—that's how advocates of nuclear technology have long characterized efforts to develop peaceful applications of the atom's energy. In an ongoing controversy, opponents point to the destructive potential and say that, despite the benefits, this is almost always a tool too dangerous to use. Beyond the controversy, however, lies the story of scientific and engineering breakthroughs that unfolded over a remarkably short period of time—with unprecedented effects on the world, for both good and ill." |
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Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century |
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Part of the NAE's Greatest Engineering Achievements website that celebrates a remarkable century of technological achievement. The website contains detailed historical information, timelines, and personal essays by key innovators for each of 20 major engineering accomplishments of the 20th century. |
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Easy |
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Medium |
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| Publication Date: | April 2008 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=2967 |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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